船

ship, boat

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ふな-ふね

Nanori (名乗り)

ふ

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:11

JLPT:N3

Frequency:713

Vocabulary

セン

Word	Reading	Meaning
艦船	カンセン	warships and other vessels; naval vessels
汽船	キセン	steamship; steamboat; steamer
客船	キャクセン	passenger boat
漁船	ギョセン	fishing boat
船員	センイン	sailor; seaman; seafarer

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
船主	ふなぬし	shipowner
船長	ふなおさ	ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
船舶	せんぱく	vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
船便	ふなびん	surface mail (by ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
帆船	ほぶね	sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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