JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 舟: "boat, ship"
The kanji 舟 means "boat, ship". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シュウ in on'yomi and ふね, ふな-, -ぶね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふねふな--ぶね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | boat, ship |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1786 of 2,501 |
Common words with 舟
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 小舟small boat
- 助け舟lifeboat · friend in need; helping hand; timely help
- 箱舟ark (i.e. Noah's)
- 泥舟boat for transporting mud · boat made from mud (in folktales); sinking ship
- 呉越同舟bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
- 舟を出すto take out a boat; to put out a boat
- 笹舟toy bamboo-leaf boat
- 舟橋pontoon bridge
- 川舟riverboat; rivercraft
- 丸木舟dugout canoe
- ノアの箱舟Noah's ark
- 浮舟floating boat
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