Refers to the activity of going out on a boat for pleasure, often in a leisurely context.
We enjoyed boating with the family on Sunday.
Boating on the lake feels great.
Standard kanji spelling using 船 (large vessel).
Variant using 舟 (small boat). Both spellings are used, but 船遊び is more common.
Formed from 船 and 遊び. The compound form ふな- is the regular form of 船 found in many native compounds.