Noun suffix used in compound words to indicate a type of ship or vessel. Not used as a standalone noun.
The 船 in 貨物船 is a suffix meaning a ship that carries cargo.
The word 客船 refers to a passenger ship.
ship's captain; skipper · length of a ship · boatman
fishing boat; fishing vessel
sailor; seaman; seafarer
embarking; boarding a ship · ship (carrying someone)
vessel; ship; watercraft
hull; ship's body
on-board ship; inside a ship; inboard
shipbuilding
fleet; convoy; group of ships
passenger ship; passenger boat
on board a ship; aboard a ship
naval vessels; warships and other military ships
bow; prow; stem; head
airship; blimp; dirigible
stern; aft
merchant ship; merchant vessel
sailing ship; sailing vessel
cabin; stateroom
boatman; ferryman
ship handling; steering a ship; piloting
mother ship; depot ship
ship's bottom; bilge
fleet; flotilla
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
steamship; steamboat; steamer
ship's nationality; country of registration
shipowner
departure of a ship; setting sail
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
The kanji 船 is used as a suffix with the on'yomi reading せん, commonly appearing in Sino-Japanese compound words for types of ships.