Illustration: A small passenger boat pulls away from a sheltered harbor serving a Japanese island community. Its full hull sits visibly in the water, with a cabin, railings, mooring rope, and a short wake spreading behind the stern.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

船ふね

fune

ship, boat

舟 is often used for a small boat. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

船ふねは底そこに沈しずんだ。
The boat sank to the bottom.
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船ふねを離はなれろ。
Abandon ship!
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船ふねが沈しずんでいく。
The ship is sinking.
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Kanji in 船

船ship; boatOnセンKunふね・ふな-

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