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船

Kanji 船: meaning "ship, boat", readings, stroke order

The kanji 船 means "ship, boat". On'yomi: セン; kun'yomi: ふね、ふな. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
ship, boat
On'yomi
セン
Kun'yomi
ふねふな· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 船

  • 船 ふね — Ship / boat
  • ～船 ～せん — counter for ships
  • 造船 ぞうせん — shipbuilding
  • 風船 ふうせん — balloon
  • 船便 ふなびん — surface mail (ship)
  • 汽船 きせん — steamship
  • 漁船 ぎょせん — fishing boat
  • 船舶 せんぱく — ship

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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