Memory phrase for the Kanji: 船

船

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Meaning ship, (boat)

Pronunciation

SEN
fune, funa-

Explanation

Left: vessel/boat 舟, right: eight 八 and opening 口

Mnemonic
 
A vessel with eight openings (=portholes) is a large boat.

Radicals

舟 boatThe radical fune is the image of a rowing boat without a stern, with two people, oars laid across and the bow at the top.
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 Vocabulary

船 ふね  ship, boat, watercraft, shipping, vessel
汽船 きせん  steamship
船便 ふなびん  surface mail (ship)
漁船 ぎょせん  fishing boat
風船 ふうせん  balloon
造船 ぞうせん  shipbuilding
船舶 せんぱく  ship
宇宙船 うちゅうせん  spaceship

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