Word details

火船

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 火船.

Dictionary

Entry

火船かせんひぶねNounFreq #157874
1

fire ship

2

かせん only

steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat

3

ひぶね only

ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fire

4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-びほ-

ship, boat

11 strokesFrequency 713JLPT N2Grade 2

On

セン

Kun

ふねふな-

Nanori

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