舟

How to remember it

Same reading as 船; picture a small wooden vessel crossing water.

Example sentences

• 小さな舟で湖を渡った。

  ちいさなふねでみずうみをわたった。

  I crossed the lake in a small boat.

• 舟に乗って漁に出る。

  ふねにのってりょうにでる。

  I go out fishing by boat.

Usage

舟 often implies a smaller/older boat; 船 is the more general, common spelling.

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