also: ふなぞこ · ふなそこ
ship's bottom; bilge
Refers to the bottom part of a ship or boat, including the bilge area. Used in nautical contexts.
船底に水が溜まっている。
Water is collecting in the ship's bottom.
船底の塗装
The ship's bottom needs repainting.
ビルジ is a loanword for 'bilge', often used in technical or engineering contexts, whereas 船底 is the general term for the ship's bottom.
Standard kanji form; the most common reading is せんてい.
Alternate reading for 船底; less common than せんてい.
Rare reading for 船底.
Alternate kanji form using 舟; reading ふなぞこ is more common with this spelling.
Compound of 船 (fune, 'ship') and 底 (soko, 'bottom'). The reading せんてい is the on'yomi of the kanji, while ふなぞこ and ふなそこ are kun'yomi-based readings.