Meaning of 船 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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船, 舟, 槽JLPT 4
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Kana Readingふね
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Romajifune
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- tank; tub; vat; trough
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a suffix, counter
- Meaning
- counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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Example Sentences
船, 舟, 槽, ふね used in context
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Just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
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Looking around the boat was already quite far out in the open sea.
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むろん、舟は何百艘も水面を動きまわっているが、どれでもいいというわけにはいかない。
Of course there were several hundred boats moving around on the water but not just any old one would do.
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The canal can accommodate ships as large as 150,000 dead weight tons.
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こうして武田の悲鳴で通りすがりの船に気付いてもらえ、事なきをえました。
In this way a passing boat noticed them, thanks to Takeda's scream, and they survived without incident.
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The travelers ferried across the river.
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