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On'yomi
セン
SEN
Kun'yomi
ふね・ふな-
fune / funa

ship · boat

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Strokes11
Frequency#713
Radicalboat(6)

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of boat and phonetic. Boat advancing.

Symbolism

Ship, vessel, voyage. Represents ship.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

南船北馬

なんせんほくば

constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; constant travelling

白河夜船

しらかわよふね

being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner; being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one)

Proverbs & Idioms

船頭多くして船山に登る

せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる

Too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain

Too many cooks spoil the broth