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丸木舟 (まるきぶね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

丸まる木き舟ぶね

ま

る

き

ぶ

ね

Meanings

1

noun

dugout canoe

A canoe made by hollowing out a single log.

この湖みずうみでは、昔むかしながらの丸まる木き舟ぶねが今いまも使つかわれている。
Traditional dugout canoes are still used on this lake.

Written forms

丸まる木き舟ぶね
Standard kanji spelling.
丸まる木き船ぶね
Variant using 船 instead of 舟; both are used.
独木舟まるきぶね
Rare variant; 独木 literally means 'single tree'.

Kanji

丸round, full (month), perfection
木

tree, wood

舟boat, ship

船ship, boat

独single, alone, spontaneously

Etymology

Compound of 丸木 (まるき, 'whole log') + 舟 (ふね, 'boat').