帆はん船せん

also: ほぶね

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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sailing ship; sailing vessel

General term for any wind-powered vessel, from small sailboats to large historical sailing ships.

港みなとに大おおきな帆はん船せんが停てい泊はくしている。
A large sailing ship is anchored in the harbor.
彼かれは帆はん船せんで世せ界かい一いっ周しゅうをした。
He sailed around the world in a sailing boat.

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Usage patterns

帆はん船せんに乗のるto board/sail on a sailing ship
若わか者ものたちは帆はん船せんに乗のって大おお西せい洋ようを渡わたった。
The young people crossed the Atlantic aboard a sailing ship.
帆はん船せんで航こう海かいするto voyage by sailing ship
彼かれは小ちいさな帆はん船せんで世せ界かい一いっ周しゅうの航こう海かいをした。
He made a voyage around the world in a small sailing ship.
帆はん船せんが港みなとに停てい泊はくするfor a sailing ship to be anchored at a port
古ふるい帆はん船せんが港みなとに停てい泊はくしている。
An old sailing ship is anchored at the harbor.

Kanji

帆sail
船ship, boat

Related words

ヨットN3
帆船 covers any wind-powered vessel, from small craft to large historical ships, while ヨット specifically means a smaller, often recreational sailing boat.

Opposites

汽き船せんN1
帆船 is propelled by wind and sails, whereas 汽船 is a steamship driven by a steam engine.

Don't confuse with

帆はん走そう
帆走 is the act of sailing, whereas 帆船 refers to the sailing ship itself, not the action of sailing.

Counted with

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

Word family

機き帆はん船せん
motorized sailboat; auxiliary sailing vessel
風ふう帆はん船せん
Western-style sailboat

Written forms

帆船Usage100%
- はんせん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is はんせん.
- ほぶね
  Rare reading; はんせん is overwhelmingly more common.
ほぶね

Etymology

Compound of 帆 (ho, 'sail') and 船 (fune, 'boat'). The reading はんせん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while ほぶね is the native kun'yomi reading, now rare.