Kanji

帆

帆

sail

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

巾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ほ

Common Readings

ハン, ほ

Example sentences

帆 ほ
船 は 帆 に 風 を 受けて 進んだ

The ship moved forward with the wind in its sails.

帆船 はんせん
帆船 は 風 の 力 を 利用 して 進む 。

Sailing ships move forward using the power of the wind.

順風満帆 じゅんぷうまんぱん
彼 の 事業 は 順風満帆 に 進んでいる 。

His business is progressing smoothly.

帆柱 ほばしら
強風 で 船 の 帆柱 が 折れた 。

The ship's mast broke in the strong wind.

出帆 しゅっぱん
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.

Example Vocabulary

帆

ほ

sail

帆船

はんせん

sailing ship

順風満帆

じゅんぷうまんぱん

smooth sailing; favorable circumstances; everything going well

真帆

まほ

帆柱

ほばしら

mast (of a ship)

帆布

はんぷ

帆走

はんそう

出帆

しゅっぱん

setting sail; departure (of a ship)

帆桁

ほげた

帆立

ほたて

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