also: ふなばら
ship's side or bottom; hold; tonnage; freight space
Refers to the hull, cargo space, or carrying capacity of a ship. In shipping contexts, it can mean the available freight space or tonnage.
Load cargo into the ship's hold.
この航路の船腹は十分に確保されている。
Sufficient freight space is secured on this route.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading せんぷく is the most common.
Rare reading of 船腹; せんぷく is strongly preferred.
Rare variant using 舟; the reading ふなばら is uncommon and may be encountered in older or specialized texts.
Compound of 船 (ship) and 腹 (belly), literally 'ship's belly', referring to the cargo-holding part of a vessel. The reading せんぷく is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi; ふなばら is a less common kun'yomi variant.