千せん石ごく船ぶね

noun

large junk (capacity 1,000 koku of rice)

Historical term for a large Japanese sailing ship used in the Edo period, capable of carrying 1,000 koku (approx. 150 tons) of rice.

See also: 石

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、千せん石ごく船ぶねが日本にほん海かいを往おう来らいして物ぶっ資しを運はこんだ。

  In the Edo period, large junks called sengokubune plied the Sea of Japan carrying goods.