How to say ship in Japanese

JLPTN4
船★【ふねfune】舟・槽

noun:

  • ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship ［船・舟］ - 舟 is often small and hand-propelled
  • tank; tub; vat; trough

suffix noun / counter:

  • counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi) ［船・舟］

Example Sentences

まるでmarude、沈むshizumu船funeからkara逃げるnigeruネズミNEZUMIみたいmitaiねne。
They're just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
総員souin、脱出dasshutsuせよseyo！
All hands, abandon ship!
嵐arashiのnoためにtameni、船funeはha出航shukkouできなかったdekinakatta。
Because of the storm, the ship couldn't leave port.
模型mokei船senをwo組み立てるkumitateruのにnoni私watashiはha１週間以上ijouかかったkakatta。
It took me more than a week to put the model ship together.
風kazeとto潮の流れshiononagareがgaそのsono舟funeをwo岸kishiにni押しやったoshiyatta。
The wind and tide impelled the ship to the shore.

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