expression, noun
semi-Western, semi-Japanese wooden sailing boat
Historical term for a hybrid-style wooden sailing vessel popular from the late Meiji through the Taishō period. The name literally means 'half-breed boat', reflecting its mixed design.
間の子船は、明治後期から大正時代にかけて多く見られた和洋折衷の木造帆船である。
The ainokobune was a hybrid Japanese-Western wooden sailing boat commonly seen from the late Meiji period through the Taishō period.