Memory phrase for the Kanji: 船


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Meaning

ship, (boat)

Pronunciation

SEN
fune, funa-

Explanation

Left: vessel/boat , right: eight and opening

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

boatThe radical fune as a picture of a rowing boat without rear with two persons, transverse oars and a rope at the front.
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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

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