boat, ship

6 strokesFrequency 1,786JLPT N2Grade 8

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Kun

ふねふな--ぶね

Dictionary

Common Words

Freq #1642
1

船/舟 only; Common noun; 舟 is often small and hand-propelled

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane

2

Common noun

tank; tub; vat; trough

3

船/舟 only; Noun, used as a suffix; Counter

counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

湯船湯舟ぶね湯槽NounFreq #9666
1

bathtub

2

Historical term

boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

小舟小船ぶねおぶね (小舟)NounFreq #16404
1

small boat

Examples
私たちは小船でその川を渡った。
We went down the river in a small boat.
助け舟助け船すけぶNounFreq #18223
1

lifeboat

Examples
私が質問に答えられないでいると、彼が助け舟を出してくれた。
When I didn't know how to answer the question, he gave me a hint.
2

friend in need; helping hand; timely help

渡りに船渡りに舟わたりにふねNoun~の Adj.ExpressionFreq #27671
1

Idiomatic expression

godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

船底舟底んてい (船底)なぞこふなそこNounFreq #31418
1

ship's bottom; bilge

Examples
船底が海底に当たった。
The ship touched ground.
船酔いなよいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #31569
1

seasickness

Examples
彼らは船酔いしそうだ。
They are likely to get seasick.
船着き場船着場なつきばNounFreq #34768
1

harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage

乗りかかった船乗りかかった舟乗り掛かった船乗り掛かった舟のりかかったふねExpressionFreq #37771
1

Idiomatic expression

having gone too far to turn back

船を漕ぐ舟を漕ぐ船をこぐ舟をこぐふねをこぐExpressionGodan verbFreq #41544
1

Idiomatic expression

to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; to row a boat

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