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 2026.5.13 4:11

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