small boat; boat
Formal or literary term for a small boat. Not used in everyday conversation; more common in written descriptions or nautical contexts.
Several small boats were anchored in the harbor.
Standard kanji form for 'small boat'.
Alternate kanji form, also used for 'small boat'.
The kanji 端 (edge, tip) and 艇 (boat) combine to mean a small boat, likely a Sino-Japanese compound. The alternate form 短艇 uses 短 (short) to emphasize small size.