船(ふね)

ふね
noun
boat, ship
1. boat, ship, vessel
A watercraft used for transportation on water. Includes small boats and large ships.
船(ふね)で島(しま)に行(い)きます。
I'm going to the island by boat.
大(おお)きい船(ふね)が見(み)えます。
I can see a big ship.
船(ふね)に乗(の)るのは楽(たの)しいです。
Riding a boat is fun.
あの船(ふね)は何時(なんじ)に出(で)ますか。
What time does that boat leave?
子供(こども)の時(とき)、父(ちち)と一緒(いっしょ)に小(ちい)さい船(ふね)に乗(の)りました。
When I was a child, I rode on a small boat with my father.

船(ふね) is the general word for boat or ship, covering watercraft of any size.

READINGS:

  • ふね: standalone or native compounds
  • せん: in Sino-Japanese compounds (e.g., 客船(きゃくせん))

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 船(ふね)に乗(の)る: to board/ride a boat
  • 船(ふね)で行(い)く: to go by boat
  • 船(ふね)が出(で)る: boat departs
  • 船(ふね)を漕(こ)ぐ: to row a boat

COMPOUNDS:

  • 船酔(ふなよ)い: seasickness
  • 漁船(ぎょせん): fishing boat
  • 客船(きゃくせん): passenger ship
  • 貨物船(かもつせん): cargo ship
  • フェリー: ferry

RELATED TERMS:

  • 港(みなと): port, harbor
  • 船着(ふなつ)き場(ば): pier, wharf
  • 乗(の)り場(ば): boarding area
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Added 2026.1.7 21:40 · Revised 2026.2.17 8:47
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