JLPT N3 · Places & nature

船

ふね

ship; boat

Stroke order of 船

船 is written with 11 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A boat 舟 carrying eight 八 mouths 口 of passengers is a ship.

Parts: 船 = 舟 boat + 㕣 (八 + 口)

Example sentence

船で島へ行きました。

ふねでしまへいきました。

I went to the island by boat.

More words: Places & nature

庭garden; yard 窓口counter; window 子猫kitten 葉leaf 草grass 馬horse 米rice (uncooked)道路road 横断歩道pedestrian crossing 吹雪snowstorm 太陽the sun 地球the earth 居間living room 気候climate 両側both sides

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