Refers to the upper edge or side of a boat. 船端 is the standard term; 舷 is a rare alternative.
He was sitting on the side of the boat fishing.
Standard kanji spelling for the side of a boat.
Rare kanji form; more commonly read げん in compounds.
Compound of 船 (ふな, boat) and 端 (はた, edge). The reading ふなばた is a rendaku form of はた.