also: ひきふね
曳船する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 曳船する | 曳船しない |
| Polite | 曳船します | 曳船しません |
| Past polite | 曳船しました | 曳船しませんでした |
| Past | 曳船した | 曳船しなかった |
| Te-form | 曳船して | 曳船しないで |
| Desire | 曳船したい | 曳船したくない |
| Potential | 曳船できる | 曳船できない |
| Passive | 曳船される | 曳船されない |
| Causative | 曳船させる | 曳船させない |
| Causative passive | 曳船させられる | 曳船させられない |
| Volitional | 曳船しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 曳船しましょう | |
| Imperative | 曳船しろ | 曳船するな |
| Conditional | 曳船すれば | 曳船しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 曳船したら | 曳船しなかったら |
tugboat; tug; towboat
A boat used for towing or pushing other vessels. The reading えいせん is most common for this sense.
A tugboat is pulling a large cargo ship in the harbor.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
tugging; towing; towage
The act of towing a boat. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to tow a boat'. The reading ひきふね is more common for this sense.
We arranged for the towing of the broken-down boat.
A small boat is towing the yacht.
Kana-okurigana spelling for ひきふね; clearer reading for learners.
Rare mixed spelling; 曳 is usually read えい in this compound.
Alternate kanji spelling for ひきふね; less common than 曳船 for えいせん.
Rare variant; 舟 is less common than 船 in this word.
Rare variant using 舟 instead of 船.