船舶(せんぱく) せんぱく noun ships; vessels; shipping formaltransportation 1. ships; vessels (collectively) Ships and boats as a class, especially large ones. The formal word used in law, insurance, news reports and the shipping business. 港(みなと)に船舶(せんぱく)が停泊(ていはく)している。 Ships are anchored in the harbor. 台風(たいふう)のため、船舶(せんぱく)の運航(うんこう)が中止(ちゅうし)された。 Because of the typhoon, ship services were suspended. この海峡(かいきょう)は世界(せかい)で最(もっと)も多(おお)くの船舶(せんぱく)が通過(つうか)する場所(ばしょ)の一(ひと)つだ。 This strait is one of the places in the world through which the most ships pass. The formal, collective counterpart of 船(ふね). In conversation people say 船(ふね); 船舶(せんぱく) belongs to official and technical writing.Common collocations船舶(せんぱく)会社(がいしゃ): shipping company船舶(せんぱく)免許(めんきょ): boat operator's license大型(おおがた)船舶(せんぱく): large vessels船舶(せんぱく)の航行(こうこう): navigation of shipsCounting patternsLarge ships are counted with 隻(せき); small boats with 艘(そう). general Added 2026.10.8 22:56 · Revised 2026.10.8 22:58 31500/31742_senpaku