How to say 'Ship' in Japanese | 船

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The Japanese word for Ship is 'Fune', written as 船 in Japanese.'Ship' in hiragana is ふね.

word

船

Meaning

Ship

Reading

ふね

fune

Kanji

船Ship

Explanation

The Japanese noun '船 (ふね)' means 'ship' or 'boat'. It refers to a watercraft used for transportation on water, ranging from small boats to large ships. This word is commonly used in contexts involving travel, fishing, or maritime activities. For example: The ship is big「船は大きい」(ふねはおおきい). I boarded the ship「船に乗った」(ふねにのった). It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that carries or transports, such as a 'ship of dreams'「夢の船」(ゆめのふね).

Part Of Speech

noun

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Frequency

554

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 船

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

船

Meaning

Ship

Words Related to 船 Through the Kanji 船

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 船 as well.

word

船便

Meaning

Ship mail

word

船長

Meaning

Captain

word

風船

Meaning

Balloon

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'Fune' means 'Ship' .

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