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ボート (booto) Japanese meaning: boat | Kotomora

ボート

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

General term for a small watercraft, often used in compounds like ボートレース (boat race) or 救命ボート (lifeboat).

湖みずうみでボートに乗のった。

I rode a boat on the lake.

2

rowboat; rowing boat

Specifically a small boat propelled by oars, as opposed to a motorboat or sailboat.

公こう園えんの池いけでボートを漕こいだ。
I rowed a boat on the park pond.

Usage patterns

ボートに乗のるto get on/ride a boat
湖みずうみでボートに乗のって遊あそんだ。
We rode a boat and had fun on the lake.
ボートを漕こぐto row a boat
彼かれは力ちから強づよくボートを漕こいだ。
He rowed the boat powerfully.
ボートが沈しずむa boat sinks
波なみが高たかくてボートが沈しずみそうだった。
The waves were so high that the boat nearly sank.

Related words· 6

船ふねN5sense 1
船 is the broad native word for any boat or ship regardless of size or propulsion, while ボート specifically means a small boat, often one propelled by oars.
ヨットN3
ボート is a general small boat (often rowboat or motorboat), while ヨット specifically refers to a sailing boat.
小こ舟ぶね
ボート is a loanword for a small boat, often a rowboat or recreational craft, while 小舟 carries a more native, sometimes literary or traditional nuance.
カヌー
ボート is a general word for rowboat or small boat of many shapes, whereas カヌー specifically refers to the narrow, paddle-propelled canoe.

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舟しゅう艇てい
ボート is a loanword for small recreational or rowing boats, whereas 舟艇 is a broader, more formal term that can include military or patrol craft.
艇てい
ボート is the everyday loanword for a small rowboat or dinghy, whereas 艇 is a more formal, technical term used chiefly in compounds.

Don't confuse with

ボード
ボート (a small boat) and ボード (a board, as in サーフボード) sound and look similar but refer to completely different objects.
船ふねN5
ボート refers specifically to a small boat or rowboat, whereas 船 is broader and can also mean a large ship.

Counted with

艘そう
counter for small boats

Word family· 32

ボートレース
boat race
モーターボート
motorboat
タグボート
tugboat
プレジャーボート
pleasure boat; pleasure craft
エアボート
airboat

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'boat'.

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ボートマン
boatman; boat operator
ミニボート
miniboat; small boat (≤3m, ≤1.5kW, no license required)
救きゅう命めいボート
lifeboat
貸かしボート
rental boat; hire boat
グラスボート
glass-bottom boat
ショーボート
showboat
スノーボート
plastic toboggan; snow boat
スワンボート
swan boat; swan-shaped paddle boat
ソースボート
sauce boat; gravy boat

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