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帆船 (はんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帆はん船せん

also: ほぶね

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

sailing ship; sailing vessel

General term for any wind-powered vessel, from small sailboats to large historical sailing ships.

港みなとに大おおきな帆はん船せんが停てい泊はくしている。
A large sailing ship is anchored in the harbor.
彼かれは帆はん船せんで世せ界かい一いっ周しゅうをした。
He sailed around the world in a sailing boat.

Written forms

帆船Usage100%
- はんせん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is はんせん.
- ほぶね
  Rare reading; はんせん is overwhelmingly more common.
ほぶね

Kanji

帆sail
船ship, boat

Similar words

ヨット
ヨット typically refers to a smaller, often recreational sailing boat or yacht, while 帆船 is a broader term for any sail-powered vessel.
汽き船せん
汽船 is a steamship, powered by steam, contrasting with the wind-powered 帆船.

Etymology

Compound of 帆 (ho, 'sail') and 船 (fune, 'boat'). The reading はんせん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while ほぶね is the native kun'yomi reading, now rare.