舟
舟 — Boat
boat, ship
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiふね (fune)
Kun’yomiふな- (funa)
Kun’yomi-ぶね (bune)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 舟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小舟 | こぶね kobune | small boat |
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう goetsudoushuu | bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows |
| 助け舟 | たすけぶね tasukebune | lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand |
| 舟橋 | ふなばし funabashi | pontoon bridge |
| 舟艇 | しゅうてい shuutei | boat; watercraft |
Study notes
舟 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1786 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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