丸まる子こ船ぶね

noun

Maruko-bune; wooden transport ship of Lake Biwa

Archaic term for a traditional wooden cargo boat used on Lake Biwa, characterized by a distinctive rounded hull. Now only encountered in historical or cultural contexts.

• 丸まる子こ船ぶねは、かつて琵び琶わ湖この水すい運うんを支ささえた木もく造ぞう船せんである。

  The Maruko-bune is a wooden ship that once supported water transportation on Lake Biwa.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで丸まる子こ船ぶねの模も型けいを見みた。

  I saw a model of a Maruko-bune at the museum.