# 船 ship

舟 (boat) + 八 (eight) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
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9 times out of 10, when someone wants to say "boat" or "ship", they'll use this one instead of 舟.

## Onyomi

SEN |

## Mnemonic

| SEND for the caterer! I have eight mouths to feed on this here boat!

## Kunyomi

ふね | ship ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

風船(ふうせん) | balloon ★★☆☆☆ NEO 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 船 (ship) = 風船 (balloon)
宇宙船(うちゅうせん) | space ship ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 宇宙 (outer space) + 船 (ship) = 宇宙船 (space ship)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
船 | ship | EIGHT | 八
航 | navigation | BERET |
般 | general / overall | THROW |

There are EIGHT ships, but they are navigating around a BERET.

Oh, and I THROW a diaper overall your heads.

## Synonyms

boat 船 舟