大おお船ぶね

also: おおふね · たいせん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

large boat; large ship

General term for a large watercraft; often used in set phrases like 大船に乗ったよう (feeling secure, as if on a large ship).

港みなとに大おお船ぶねが停てい泊はくしている。
A large ship is anchored in the harbor.
彼かれに任まかせれば大おお船ぶねに乗のったような気き分ぶんだ。
Leaving it to him makes me feel completely secure.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に大おお船ぶねが入はいるfor a large ship to enter a place (e.g. a port)
大おおきな港みなとに大おお船ぶねが入はいってきた。
A large ship entered the big harbor.

Expressions

大おお船ぶねに乗のるfeel secure; rest easy; be in safe hands

Kanji

大large, big
船ship, boat

Related words

船ふねN5
船 is the general word for any boat or ship, while 大船 specifically emphasizes its large size.
巨きょ船せん
巨船 is a more formal, technical term for an enormous ship, whereas 大船 is the everyday and literary word for a large ship.

Opposites

小こ舟ぶね
小舟 refers to a small boat, the direct opposite in size to 大船.

Counted with

隻せき
For ships and large vessels.
艘そう
For boats, especially small ones; large ships usually take 隻.

Built from

大おお+船ふね

Written forms

大船Usage100%
- おおぶね
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is おおぶね.
- おおふね
  Alternate reading; less common than おおぶね.
- たいせん
  Sino-Japanese reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
おおふね
たいせん

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'large') and 船 (ふね, 'boat'). The reading おおぶね is the most common, with おおふね as a variant. The on'yomi reading たいせん is rare.