Kanji

船

ship, boat

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

舟部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふね, ふな-

Nanori (Name Reading)

ふな, ふね

Common Readings

セン, ふな, ふね

Example sentences

ふね
大きな船が港に入ってきた。

A large ship entered the port.

へと へと
船は西へと向かった。

The ship headed towards the west.

湯船 ゆぶね
長い一日の後、温かい湯船に浸かるのは最高だ。

After a long day, there's nothing like soaking in a hot bathtub.

風船 ふうせん
子供が赤い風船を空に飛ばした

The child let a red balloon fly into the sky.

破裂 はれつ
風船が破裂してしまいました。

The balloon burst.

船長 せんちょう
船長は乗組員に指示を出した。

The captain gave instructions to the crew.

視認 しにん
船長は標的を視認した

The captain confirmed the target visually.

船に乗る ふねにのる
明日、初めて大きな船に乗る。

Tomorrow, I will board a large ship for the first time.

宇宙船 うちゅうせん
宇宙船は地球の大気圏を抜けて、月へと向かった。

The spaceship left Earth's atmosphere and headed for the moon.

帰還 きかん
宇宙船は無事に地球へ帰還した。

The spacecraft returned safely to Earth.

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