JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 船: "ship, boat"
The kanji 船 means "ship, boat". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read セン in on'yomi and ふね, ふな- 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)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふねふな-
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 | ship, boat |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 713 of 2,501 |
Common words with 船
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 船ship; boat; watercraft; vessel · tank; tub; vat; trough
- 湯船bathtub · boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
- 船長ship's captain; skipper · length of a ship
- 風船balloon (toy or decoration) · balloon (hot-air or gas)
- 船内on-board ship; inboard
- 船体hull
- 船員sailor; seaman; seafarer
- 宇宙船spaceship
- 船乗りsailor; seaman; mariner
- 船室stateroom; cabin
- 船団fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
- 漁船fishing boat
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