船せん主しゅ

also: ふなぬし

せ

ん

しゅ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

shipowner

Refers to the owner of a vessel, typically in commercial or legal contexts.

That shipowner owns three cargo ships.

所しょ有ゆう者しゃ
船主 specifically means the owner of a ship, while 所有者 is the generic word for an owner of any kind of property.
オーナーN2
船主 is the formal/legal term for a shipowner, whereas オーナー is a casual loanword for an owner often used for boats, shops, or teams.

船主Usage100%
- せんしゅ
  Standard kanji form; the most common reading is せんしゅ.
- ふなぬし
  Rare reading; せんしゅ is overwhelmingly more common.
ふなぬし

Compound of 船 (ship) and 主 (master/owner). The reading せんしゅ is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi combination.