flat-bottomed boat; flatboat; barge; scow
Refers to any boat with a flat bottom, often used for transport on shallow waters or as a working vessel.
この川では平底船がよく使われている。
Flat-bottomed boats are often used on this river.
Standard kanji spelling for a flat-bottomed boat.
Alternate kanji spelling using 舟; less common than 平底船.
Compound of 平底 (ひらぞこ, 'flat bottom') + 船 (ふね, 'boat'). The reading ふね becomes ぶね due to rendaku.