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Kanji Detail for 舟 - "boat"

舟

  • Meaning

    舟 means "boat." Also associated with basin, to wear.

    1. Boat - Small boat; a tool for moving on water.

    2. Basin - A tray for holding ritual vessels.

    3. To wear - To carry on the body.

    4. Tub - A container for water or hot water. Example

  • Four-character idioms with 舟

    • 呉越同舟 ごえつどうしゅう Listen bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
    • 積羽沈舟 せきうちんしゅう Listen small things in sufficient quantity can have a large influence

  • Tattoo check: 舟

    • Verified meaning: boat
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しゅう, ふなざき, ふね)
    • Also carries these associations: basin, to wear

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 舟

    Given names 舟(しゅう)Listen 舟(ふね)Listen

    Surnames 舟(ふなざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    boat; ship

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    boat, ship; Kangxi radical 137

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    boat

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    boat, ship

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A vessel for crossing rivers. Colloquially called 船 (boat). | The stand below a wine vessel is called 舟. What is used to hold the wine vessel. Like calling a tea saucer a "tea boat" today.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    bune(ぶね) ぶね

    funa(ふな) ふな

    fune(ふね) ふね

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    舟 (fune・funehen)

  • Related Keywords

    boat basin to wear bucket palanquin tub ship vessel craft ferry canoe barge sailboat rowboat skiff

Sentences including 舟

  • His boat has been at sea for two hours.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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