noun
A boat propelled by sails; a straightforward compound of 帆 (sail), 掛け (hanging/putting up), and 船 (boat).
港に小さな帆掛け船が浮かんでいた。
A small sailboat was floating in the harbor.
ヨット typically refers to a modern yacht or sailboat used for leisure or sport, whereas 帆掛け船 can evoke a more traditional or simple sailboat.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
Variant without the okurigana け.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Compound of 帆 (ho, 'sail') + 掛け (kake, continuative form of 掛ける 'to hang, put up') + 船 (fune, 'boat'). The reading ふね becomes ぶね due to rendaku.