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舟

ふね

boat (small)

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Examples

  1. 小さい舟で川を渡りました。

    ちいさいふねでかわをわたりました。

    We crossed the river in a small boat.

  2. 湖で舟に乗りました。

    みずうみでふねにのりました。

    We rode a boat on the lake.

  3. おじいさんは毎朝、舟で魚を取りに行きます。

    おじいさんはまいあさ、ふねでさかなをとりにいきます。

    My grandfather goes out in his boat every morning to catch fish.

Common patterns

舟に乗る
to get in a boat
舟をこぐ
to row a boat
小さい舟
a small boat

Memory tip

Same reading ふね as 船, but 舟 is the small one you row yourself; a ferry or cargo ship is 船. The character itself is the old pictograph of a boat, and it sits inside 船 as its left half.

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