遊ゆう覧らん船せん

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Meanings

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pleasure boat; sightseeing boat; tour boat

A boat used for sightseeing or leisure cruises, often on rivers, lakes, or harbors.

東とう京きょう湾わんで遊ゆう覧らん船せんに乗のった。
I took a sightseeing boat on Tokyo Bay.
この湖みずうみでは遊ゆう覧らん船せんが運うん航こうされている。
Sightseeing boats operate on this lake.

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Usage patterns

遊ゆう覧らん船せんに乗のるto board/ride a pleasure boat
湖みずうみで遊ゆう覧らん船せんに乗のって景色けしきを楽たのしんだ。
We rode a pleasure boat on the lake and enjoyed the scenery.
〈場ば所しょ〉を遊ゆう覧らん船せんで回まわるto tour around a place by pleasure boat
港みなとの周まわりを遊ゆう覧らん船せんで回まわるツアーに参さん加かした。
I joined a tour that went around the harbor by pleasure boat.
遊ゆう覧らん船せんが出しゅっ航こうするthe pleasure boat departs/sets sail
遊ゆう覧らん船せんは午ご前ぜん十じゅう時じに出しゅっ航こうする。
The pleasure boat departs at ten in the morning.

Kanji

遊play
覧perusal, see
船ship, boat

Related words

観かん光こう船せん
観光船 is the general term for any sightseeing boat, while 遊覧船 stresses the leisurely, pleasure-cruise aspect of the trip.
クルーズ船せん
クルーズ船 usually refers to a large, often multi-day cruise ship, whereas 遊覧船 is typically a smaller boat for short local sightseeing trips.

Don't confuse with

フェリーN1
フェリー is a ferry used mainly for transporting people and vehicles between fixed points, while 遊覧船 is for leisure sightseeing with no practical destination.
客きゃく船せん
客船 refers to a large passenger ship, often for long voyages, while 遊覧船 is a small boat used for short local pleasure cruises.

Counted with

隻せき
For ships and large vessels.
艘そう
For boats, especially small ones; large ships usually take 隻.

Built from

遊ゆう覧らん+船せん

Etymology

Compound of 遊覧 (sightseeing) and 船 (boat).