高たか瀬せ舟ぶね

noun

flatboat; traditional Japanese flat-bottomed boat

A flat-bottomed boat used historically on shallow rivers in Japan, often for transporting goods. The term is also known from Mori Ōgai's short story 'Takasebune'.

• 高たか瀬せ舟ぶねは江え戸ど時じ代だいに物ぶっ資しの輸ゆ送そうに使つかわれた。

  Takasebune were used for transporting goods in the Edo period.