Translation guide
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat used for carrying heavy goods on rivers and canals. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is はしけ, but other terms exist depending on context.
A large, flat-bottomed boat for transporting freight on inland waterways.
The standard Japanese word for a barge, especially one used for loading and unloading ships or transporting goods on rivers.
A barge used for living or leisure, often on canals.
はしけが川を下っている。
A barge is going down the river.
Kanji form of はしけ, often used in written or technical contexts.
Barges are loading cargo at the port.
Loanword from English, used in modern contexts, especially for larger or more industrial barges.
A barge carrying oil is navigating.
A traditional Japanese roofed pleasure boat, similar to a houseboat, used for dining and sightseeing.
I rode a yakatabune in Tokyo Bay.
Loanword for a houseboat, often used for Western-style canal boats.
I stayed on a houseboat on a canal in the Netherlands.