shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
Historical term for an establishment that provided lodging for sailors and arranged boat transport or shipping services, common in the Edo period.
In the Edo period, funayado flourished as inns for boatmen and travelers.
I heard there used to be several funayado around here long ago.
Rarely used kanji form; 船 is the usual character for 'ship'.
Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat') + 宿 (yado, 'inn'). The reading funa is a combining form of fune.