船せん主しゅ

also: ふなぬし

せ

ん

しゅ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

shipowner

Refers to the owner of a vessel, typically in commercial or legal contexts.

その船せん主しゅは貨か物もつ船せんを三さん隻せき所しょ有ゆうしている。
That shipowner owns three cargo ships.

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Kanji

船ship, boat
主lord, chief, master

Related words

所しょ有ゆう者しゃ
船主 specifically means the owner of a ship, while 所有者 is the generic word for an owner of any kind of property.
オーナーN2
船主 is the formal/legal term for a shipowner, whereas オーナー is a casual loanword for an owner often used for boats, shops, or teams.

Word family

船せん主しゅ協きょう会かい
shipowners' association

Written forms

船主Usage100%
- せんしゅ
  Standard kanji form; the most common reading is せんしゅ.
- ふなぬし
  Rare reading; せんしゅ is overwhelmingly more common.
ふなぬし

Etymology

Compound of 船 (ship) and 主 (master/owner). The reading せんしゅ is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi combination.