Japanese

きゃくせん
Meaning: passenger ship; passenger boat
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

客
船

Example sentences

A huge passenger ship entered the port.
港には巨大な客船が停泊している。
A huge passenger ship is anchored in the harbor.
沖合には大きな客船が停泊している。
A large passenger ship is anchored offshore.
大型客船がゆっくりと横浜港に入港した。
The large cruise ship slowly entered the port of Yokohama.
地中海を巡る豪華なクルーズ客船で、優雅なひとときを過ごした。
I had an elegant time on a luxury cruise ship traveling around the Mediterranean.
客船は夕暮れ時に横浜港を出帆した。
The passenger ship set sail from Yokohama Port at dusk.
その巨大な客船の総トン数は十万トンを超える。
The gross tonnage of that huge cruise ship exceeds 100,000 tons.

Usage Notes

A ship designed primarily to carry passengers.

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