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北前船

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 北前船.

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Entry

北前船たまえぶNounFreq #146719
1

Historical term

cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

north

5 strokesFrequency 153JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ホク

Kun

きた

Nanori

きらほうほっほつ

in front, before

9 strokesFrequency 27JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゼン

Kun

まえ-まえ

Nanori

さきさとまい

ship, boat

11 strokesFrequency 713JLPT N2Grade 2

On

セン

Kun

ふねふな-

Nanori

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