noun
going downstream by boat; boat trip down a river
Refers to the activity or experience of traveling downstream in a small boat, often for sightseeing. Compare with 川下り (かわくだり), which explicitly mentions a river.
See also: 川下り (かわくだり)
京都の嵐山で舟下りを楽しんだ。
I enjoyed a boat trip downstream in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
舟下りの途中で、岸に鹿が見えた。
During the downstream boat ride, we saw a deer on the bank.
川下り explicitly means 'going down a river,' while 舟下り focuses on the boat trip itself, which may be on a river or other waterway.
Compound of 舟 (funa, 'boat') and 下り (kudari, 'going down'). The reading funa- is a combining form of fune.