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Boat

On’yomiしゅう
Kun’yomiふね・ふな-・-ぶね
MeaningsBoat, Ship
JLPT N2 6 strokes #1737 most common Secondary school Radical boat
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 舟

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 舟

Radical 137 of 214
Boat

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 舟 is filed under (boat) — radical number 137 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 舟

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

舟積 ふなづみ lading; shipment
舟底 せんてい ship's bottom; bilge
舟積み ふなづみ lading; shipment
小舟 こぶね small boat
助け舟 たすけぶね lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand
呉越同舟 ごえつどうしゅう bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bed
釣舟 つりぶね fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
釣り舟 つりぶね fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
舟橋 ふなばし pontoon bridge
舟腹 せんぷく side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 舟

Japanese has far more kanji than syllables, so one reading is shared by many characters. These are the ones you will confuse with 舟 — learn them together, not separately.

地名 · In place names

Japanese towns written with 舟

Place names are where kanji readings get strange — and where you meet this character in the wild.

画数 · 6 strokes

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頻度 · Frequency

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舟 is the 1737th most common kanji in written Japanese. Learning in frequency order is the fastest route to reading real text.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 舟

What does the kanji 舟 mean?

舟 means Boat, Ship. It is the 1737th most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 舟?

舟 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) しゅう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) ふね、ふな-、-ぶね.

How many strokes does 舟 have?

舟 is written with 6 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 舟?

It appears at JLPT level N2, and Japanese schoolchildren learn it in secondary school.

What is the radical of 舟?

The radical of 舟 is 舟 (boat), radical number 137 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What words use the kanji 舟?

Common words written with 舟 include 舟積 (ふなづみ, lading; shipment); 舟底 (せんてい, ship's bottom; bilge); 舟積み (ふなづみ, lading; shipment).

Which kanji sound the same as 舟?

舟 shares a reading with 集 (しゅう), 終 (しゅう), 収 (しゅう), 州 (しゅう), 衆 (しゅう), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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