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The Kanji Map

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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: ship, boat

Kunyomi: ふね, ふな-

Onyomi: セン

Composition: 舟 㕣

船

Radical

Radical: 舟

Reading: ふねへん

Meaning: boat

Strokes: 6

Reading: ふねへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

船舶(せんぱく)   ship [n.]

船長(せんちょう)   ship's captain

汽船(きせん)   steamship

造船(ぞうせん)   shipbuilding

風船(ふうせん)   balloon

船(ふね)   ship, boat, watercraft, vessel

屋形船(やかたぶね)   pleasure boat, houseboat

助け船(たすけぶね)   lifeboat, help

船乗り(ふなのり)   sailor, seaman

船旅(ふなたび)   trip by boat

Onyomi Examples

船 (セン) ship, boat, vessel

船員 (センイン) sailor, seaman, seafarer

造船 (ゾウセン) shipbuilding

大船 (オオブネ) large boat

Kunyomi Examples

船 (ふね) ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

船貝 (ふねがい) Arca avellana (species of ark shell)

大船 (おおぶね) large boat

釣り船 (つりぶね) fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase

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