弁べ才ざい

noun

large Japanese junk (abbreviation)

Abbreviation of 弁才船 (べざいせん), a type of large traditional Japanese sailing vessel used in the Edo period for coastal transport. Historical term; not used for modern ships.

See also: 弁財船

• 「弁べ才ざい」は弁べ才ざい船せんの略りゃく称しょうとして、江え戸ど時じ代だいの海かい運うん史し料りょうに見みられる。

  "弁才" appears as an abbreviation for 弁才船 in Edo-period shipping records.