dugout canoe
A canoe made by hollowing out a single log.
この湖では、昔ながらの丸木舟が今も使われている。
Traditional dugout canoes are still used on this lake.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant using 船 instead of 舟; both are used.
Rare variant; 独木 literally means 'single tree'.
Compound of 丸木 (まるき, 'whole log') + 舟 (ふね, 'boat').