船

Historical term

maritime merchant (Edo and Meiji periods); shipping agency

Historical term

semi-Western, semi-Japanese wooden sailing boat, popular during the latter half of the Meiji period and the Taisho period

Historical term

galley (ship)

Rare term

lifting a boat out of the water

Rare term

composite vessel construction (wood, iron, etc.)

Archaic

fast-moving rowboat

type of fast military ship

naval battle

Archaic

navy

small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat used for unloading goods from a large anchored boat

boat with a roof used for boating on a river

Archaic

small boat selling food and drinks on a river

red seal ship; shogunate-licensed trading ship

Colloquial

foreign ship (originally only of Dutch ships, but later referring to all foreign ships)

boat race

Chinese ship

boat reserved for nobles

pleasure boat

type of fast military boat used from the Warring states period until the Edo period

wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa

wharf; quay; dock

paddle steamer

ship pulled up on a beach; stranded ship

fishing boat