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渡船場 (とせんば) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

渡と船せん場じょう

also: とせんじょう

Meanings

1

noun

ferry landing; ferry terminal

Refers to the place where a ferry departs and arrives; a pier or dock for ferries.

渡と船せん場ばでフェリーを待まっている。
I'm waiting for the ferry at the ferry landing.
この渡と船せん場ばから対たい岸がんまで10分ぷんかかる。
It takes 10 minutes from this ferry terminal to the opposite shore.

Written forms

渡船場
- とせんば
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading とせんば is more common than とせんじょう.
- とせんじょう
  Alternate reading; とせんば is the usual pronunciation.
とせんじょう

Kanji

渡transit, ford, ferry
船ship, boat

場location, place

Similar words

フェリー乗のり場ば
More colloquial and specific to passenger ferries; 渡船場 is a broader term for any ferry landing, including vehicle ferries.
船ふな着つき場ば
General term for a boat landing; 渡船場 specifically implies a ferry service.

Etymology

Compound of 渡船 (ferry) + 場 (place).