Moto 船: Ship; BoatKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- ふね、ふな-
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 435 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セン)
- 漁船ぎょせんfishing boat
- 船長せんちょうship's captain; skipper
- 造船ぞうせんshipbuilding
- 艦船かんせん(ocean) vessels; warship
- 風船ふうせんballoon (esp. small, toy variety)
- 客船きゃくせんpassenger boat
- 船体せんたいhull
- 船員せんいんsailor
- 船籍せんせきship's nationality; ship's country of registration
- 同船どうせんthe same ship; taking the same ship
- 帆船はんせんsailing ship; sailing boat
- 船主せんしゅshipowner
- 飛行船ひこうせんairship; blimp
- 乗船じょうせんembarking (a ship); embarkation
- 停船ていせんstopping a ship; detention
- 僚船りょうせんconsort ship
- 入船にゅうせんarrival of a ship
- 商船しょうせんmerchant ship
- 定期船ていきせんliner; regularly scheduled ship
- 廃船はいせんscrapped vessel
- 本船ほんせんmother ship; this ship
- 母船ぼせんdepot ship; mother ship
- 汽船きせんsteamship; steamboat
- 用船ようせんchartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
- 船倉せんそうship's hold; hatch
- 船団せんだんfleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy
- 船室せんしつstateroom; cabin
- 船尾せんびstern of a ship
- 船底せんていship's bottom; bilge
- 船頭せんどうboatman; ferryman
- 船首せんしゅbow (of boat); prow
- 郵船ゆうせんmail boat
- 配船はいせんassignment of vessels
- ご朱印船ごしゅいんせんshogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
- ばら積み貨物船ばらづみかもつせんbulk carrier; bulker
- カタマラン船カタマランせんcatamaran ship
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 船ふねship; boat
- 船橋ふなばしpontoon bridge; temporary bridge made using ships
- 船出ふなでsetting sail; putting out to sea
- 大船おおぶねlarge boat
- 屋形船やかたぶねhouseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
- 渡し船わたしぶねferry; ferryboat
- 湯船ゆぶねbathtub
- 箱船はこぶねark (i.e. Noah's)
- 船乗りふなのりgetting on board
- 船会社ふながいしゃsteamship (shipping) company
- 船便ふなびんsurface mail (ship); sea mail
- 船旅ふなたびtrip by boat; sea trip
- 船着き場ふなつきばharbour; harbor
- 船積みふなづみlading; shipment
- 船酔いふなよいseasickness
- 釣り船つりぶねfishing boat
- 黒船くろふねblack ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853
- あし船あしぶねpapyrus boat
- たらい船たらいぶねtub boat; traditional round coracle-like boat
- べか船べかぶねsmall sailing boat used for collecting nori, etc.
Other readings
- 船舶せんぱくvessel; ship
- 船腹せんぷくside or bottom of a ship; ship's hold
- ばら積貨物船ばらづみかもつせんbulk carrier; bulker
- ぽんぽん船ポンポンせんpop-pop boat; toy boat with simple steam impeller
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