noun
dugout canoe
A canoe made by hollowing out a single log. The reading くりぶね is a common voiced variant.
この湖では、昔ながらの刳り舟が今も使われている。
On this lake, traditional dugout canoes are still used today.
博物館に大きな刳り舟が展示してあった。
A large dugout canoe was on display at the museum.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.
Variant using 船 instead of 舟; both are used.
カヌー is a general term for canoes, often modern or recreational, while 刳り舟 specifically refers to a traditional dugout canoe made from a single log.
Compound of 刳り (kuri, 'hollowing out', from verb 刳る) + 舟/船 (fune, 'boat'). The voiced variant くりぶね arises from rendaku.