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舟券 (ふなけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

舟ふな券けん

also: しゅうけん

Meanings

1

noun

boat race betting ticket

Specifically refers to a ticket for betting on kyōtei (boat races), a public gambling sport in Japan.

舟ふな券けんを買かって、レースを観かん戦せんした。
I bought a boat race betting ticket and watched the race.

Written forms

舟券Usage100%
- ふなけん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ふなけん is the most common.
- しゅうけん
  Alternate reading しゅうけん is less common and may be encountered in some contexts.

しゅうけん

Kanji

舟boat, ship
券ticket

Similar words

競きょう艇てい
競艇 is the sport of boat racing itself, while 舟券 is the betting ticket used for that sport.
馬ば券けん
馬券 is a horse race betting ticket, whereas 舟券 is specifically for boat races.

Etymology

Compound of 舟 (fune, 'boat') and 券 (ken, 'ticket'). The reading ふなけん uses the kun'yomi for 舟 and on'yomi for 券; しゅうけん is an alternative on'yomi reading.