Refers to the fabric structure on a boat or ship that catches the wind. Also used metaphorically in expressions like 帆を上げる (to set sail).
船は白い帆を上げて港を出た。
The ship left the harbor with its white sails raised.
The sailors raised the sail before leaving the harbor.
強い風の中、船は帆を張って進んだ。
The ship spread its sail and moved forward in the strong wind.
With the wind caught in its sail, the yacht suddenly picked up speed.
As the storm approached, they hurried to lower the sail.
Japanese scallop; Yesso scallop
spread-out sail; full sail; downwind sailing
mast
sight of a sail; distant sail
yard; boom
halyard
sheet rope; tack rope
tailwind; following wind
close-hauled sailing; reefed sail
Standard kanji spelling for 'sail'.
The kanji 帆 is a phono-semantic compound: 巾 (cloth) + 凡 (phonetic). The reading ほ is the native Japanese word for sail.
white sail
sail with the wind at its back · aback
jib sail; triangular sail
solar sail