Keyword
ship
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig2019
Readings
せん
(40%)
ふね
(40%)
ふな
(12%)
ぶね
(6%)
Composed of
boat
short legs
mouth
Used in vocabulary (446 in total)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to board a ship
on-board ship; inboard
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
getting on board; sailor; seaman
stateroom; cabin
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
fishing boat
boatman; ferryman
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
bow (of boat); prow; stem
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
ship's bottom; bilge
seasickness
merchant ship
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
stern of a ship
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
passenger boat
transport ship; troop ship
having gone too far to turn back
steamship; steamboat; steamer
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
ghost ship; phantom ship
shipbuilding
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
small boat
(wind or human-powered) warship
(ocean) vessels; warship
on board a ship
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
ship's hold; hatch
mother ship; this ship
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
handling a ship
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
steamship; steamboat; steamer
liner; regularly scheduled ship
side of a boat; gunwale
shipwright; boatbuilder
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
enemy ship; enemy vessel
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
depot ship; mother ship
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space
pleasure cruise; sightseeing boat; excursion boat
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
side of a boat; gunwale
ocean liner
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
speed of a boat; draft; draught
ship's name
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
ferry; ferryboat
ship's doctor
freighter; lighter
passage; fare; shipping charges
surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
lifeboat; rescue ship
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
mother ship
scrapped vessel
ark (i.e. Noah's)
large sculling boat
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
privateer; corsair
the same ship; taking the same ship
available steamer
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
extravehicular activity; EVA
sea route; voyage
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
departure of a ship (from a port); setting sail; outgoing ship; ship leaving port
Japanese-style ship
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
water trough; track pan; boat transporting water (esp. drinking water); water boat; waterlogged boat; coffin
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
side of a ship
to go to sea; to become a sailor
steamship (shipping) company
combined cargo and passenger ship
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
supply vessel; supply ship; cargo spacecraft
boating; sailing
riverboat; rivercraft
figurehead (on a ship)
foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
type of vessel; design of a ship
side of a boat; gunwale
crab-canning boat
container ship
(ship or shipbuilding) timber or plank
boat ticket; passage ticket
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
ship's hold; hatch
ship's fittings or rigging
shipbuilding industry
arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port
one's own ship
having gone too far to turn back
newly-built ship; new boat
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
night boat
lunar excursion module (USA); LEM; lunar module; Lunniy Korabl (USSR) ("lunar ship"); LK
public vessel
school or training ship
cargo; freight
steamship; steamboat; steamer
guardian deity of a ship
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
sailor; boatman; passenger
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
boat fishing
arrival of a ship; ship which has arrived
lading; shipment
ferry boat; barge
factory ship; repair ship; spy ship
(shipbuilding) berth
freighter; cargo vessel
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
tugboat; tug; towboat; tugging (a boat); towing; towage
shipwreck
navicular; boat-shaped
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
speed of a boat; draft; draught
mooring (a ship)
barge; pontoon
landing module; lander
Japanese pirate ship (of the Middle Ages)
large warship of the Muromachi and early Edo periods
double-hull boat; catamaran
sailboat; sailing boat
belly of a boat
guardian deity of a ship
cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period
command module (e.g. Apollo's); CM
ship of Theseus; Theseus's paradox
fire balloon (experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II); balloon bomb
wrecked ship; ship in distress
a boat's floorboards; ship's hold
ferry; free on board; FOB
waiting for a ship to depart
Western style sailboat
ship used in Japanese missions to Ming-dynasty China
service module (e.g. Apollo's)
age of a vessel
steel ship; ironclad
fire ship; steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat; ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights)
large Japanese junk
forecastle; fo'c's'le
flat-bottomed boat; scow
iron-reinforced warships built by Oda Nobunaga
repatriation ship
government-owned ship
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
boat embarkation area; boat boarding area
riverboat; rivercraft
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
naval battle; (arch.) navy
ship's beam
ship; boat; vessel; craft
command-service module (e.g. Apollo spacecraft); CSM
small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat with a roof used for boating on a river; (arch.) small boat selling food and drinks on a river
tugboat; tug; towboat; tugging (a boat); towing; towage
boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats
foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)
mercantile marine college
ship used by the Ryūkyū Kingdom to transport diplomatic envoys to China
motorized sailboat; motorised sailboat
pop-pop boat; toy boat with simple steam impeller
mooring (a ship)
long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)
sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty; barcarolle
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
air propeller boat
pop-pop boat; toy boat with simple steam impeller
rescue ship; salvage boat
harbour; harbor; haven; anchorage; a moorage
shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis); teredo
cruise ship; cruise liner
too many cooks spoil the broth; (lit.) too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
fence made from disused ship planks
independent fishing boat
tugboat; tug; towboat; tugging (a boat); towing; towage
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
harbour; harbor; haven; anchorage; a moorage
dugout canoe
cruise boat; cruiser
consort ship; joint boarding; boarding a ship together
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
rocket balloon; jet balloon
naval architecture
hydrofoil; hydrofoil-equipped watercraft
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
guardian deity of a ship
fishery inspection boat; fishery patrol boat
sport fishing boat; sport fisher
going downstream in a boat
low-grade prostitute; prostitute working from boats on the Sumida River
excursion boat; pleasure boat
incoming ship; ship entering port
fire aboard ship
ship's classification
consort ship; joint boarding; boarding a ship together
stranded ship; ship that has run aground
papyrus boat
to blow a bubble (with bubble gum)
assignment of vessels
boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats
bulbous bow (on a ship to reduce drag)
factory boat (ship); floating cannery
body post; sternpost
ship's personnel; ship's officers
tugboat; tug; towboat; tugging (a boat); towing; towage
incoming ship; ship entering port
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
eggcase (shell) of the winged argonaut; winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)
ship transporting earth; ship made of earth (in Japanese tales)
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
push boat; pusher craft; towboat
preventing a ship from passing or from leaving port
ship registry
large Japanese junk
seagoing vessel; oceangoing ship
nuclear(-powered) ship (vessel)
refrigerator ship
ship's lamp
marine engineering; naval architecture
generation ship (science fiction); interstellar ark
horse-carrying military ship
domestic vessel; coastal vessel
cable layer; cable ship
crab-canning boat
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
boat fishing
balloon vine; Cardiospermum halicacabum
large warship of the Muromachi and early Edo periods
dugout canoe
papyrus boat
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
boat watchman; watching over a boat
push boat; pusher craft; towboat
tub boat; traditional round coracle-like boat
tub boat; traditional round coracle-like boat
touch-me-not (Impatiens textori); jewelweed
roll-on-roll-off ship
red seal ship; shogunate-licensed trading ship
free on board (i.e. seller pays to have goods placed on a ship); FOB
refrigerator ship
a barge; a lighter
free alongside ship; FAS
anchorage; a moorage
shipment by steamer
Labour Relations Commission for Seafarers
ship's certificate; ship's registration
small sailing boat used for collecting nori, etc.
lighter aboard ship; LASH
foreign ship (originally only of Dutch ships, but later referring to all foreign ships)
flag-of-convenience ship; ship flying a flag of convenience
Japanese ship
manned satellite; manned orbiter
fire boat; fireboat
ship of the dead which appears if you go fishing the night of the Bon festival
evacuation boat; repatriation ship
evacuation boat; repatriation ship
boat reserved for nobles; pleasure boat
water boat; boat transporting water
type of fast military boat used from the Warring states period until the Edo period
planking (on a wooden ship)
planking (on a wooden ship)
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa
wharf; quay; dock
small boat used for unloading goods from a large boat anchored nearby
small boat used for unloading goods from a large boat anchored nearby
small boat used for unloading goods from a large anchored boat (Edo period); lighter
slipway; cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships
round haul netter; seine netter; purse seiner
starship; interstellar spacecraft
sleeper ship (science fiction)
semi-Western, semi-Japanese wooden sailing boat, popular during the latter half of the Meiji period and the Taisho period
intercom; intercommunication system
food-vending boat (serving ferries, etc. during the Edo period)
jumping ship
register book (for a ship)
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
composite vessel construction (wood, iron, etc.)
ship operations
Funaoka Station (Kyoto)
Funatsu Station (Kihoku)
Funao Station (Fukuoka)
winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)
Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
Bostrycapulus gravispinosus (species of spiny slipper snail)
whiptail gulper (any gulper eel of family Saccopharyngidae)
Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)
Examples (200 in total)
What a big ship that is!
When is the ship leaving?
The ship is called "Lost Ship."