ヨット

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

Commonly refers to a sailing boat, especially a small to medium-sized one with a single mast. The English word 'yacht' often implies luxury, but in Japanese ヨット is used more broadly for recreational sailing boats.

週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちとヨットに乗のった。

I went sailing with friends on the weekend.

彼かれは小ちいさなヨットで海うみを渡わたった。

He crossed the sea in a small sailboat.

Usage patterns

ヨットに乗のるto ride/sail on a yacht
夏なつ休やすみに友とも達だちとヨットに乗のった。
During summer vacation, I went sailing on a yacht with a friend.
ヨットを操そう縦じゅうするto steer/pilot a yacht
彼かれは一人ひとりでヨットを操そう縦じゅうすることができる。
He can pilot a yacht by himself.

Related words

ボートN3
ボート is a general small boat (often rowboat or motorboat), while ヨット specifically refers to a sailing boat.
船ふねN5
船 is the broad, generic term for any ship or boat, whereas ヨット names a specific type of sailing vessel.
帆はん船せん
帆船 covers any wind-powered vessel, from small craft to large historical ships, while ヨット specifically means a smaller, often recreational sailing boat.

Don't confuse with

クルーザー
ヨット refers to a yacht, typically sail-powered, while クルーザー usually means a motor-powered cabin cruiser or a warship.

Counted with

隻せき
隻 is the standard counter used for ヨット and other ships in formal contexts.
艘そう
艘 is used especially for smaller boats like ヨット in everyday speech, alongside the more formal 隻.

Word family

ヨットハーバー
yacht harbor; marina
アイスヨット
ice yacht
ヨットレース
yacht race
ヨットクラブ
yacht club; yachting club
ヨットパーカー
parka; anorak · lightweight polyester jacket

Etymology

Loanword from English 'yacht', ultimately from Dutch 'jacht'. The Japanese usage has broadened to include smaller sailing boats that might not be called yachts in English.