舳じく

noun

bow (of a ship); prow

Refers to the front part of a ship. Often used in nautical contexts or in the compound 舳先 (へさき).

See also: 舳先

• 船ふねの舳へさきが波なみを切きって進すすむ。

  The bow of the ship cuts through the waves as it advances.

• 舳先へさきに立たって水すい平へい線せんを見みつめた。

  I stood at the prow and gazed at the horizon.