船 (ふね) — ship, boat
船
ship
Frequency #820
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
1 character
counter
noun
transport
fune
ふね
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ふね[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- ship
- boat
Explained in simple Japanese
- 人や ものを のせて、水の 上を すすむ のりもの。
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Usage examples
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来航：船に乗って、その国へ来ること。
Raikou: fune ni notte, sono kuni e kuru koto.
Arrival by sea: coming to a country aboard a ship.
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