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舟
On'yomi
シュウ
SHUU
Kun'yomi
ふね・ふな-・-ぶね
fune / funa / bune
boat · ship
Details
Strokes6
Frequency#1786
Radical舟boat(6)
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Strokes6
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of boat.
Symbolism
Boat, ship, voyage. Represents watercraft.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
呉越同舟
ごえつどうしゅう
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows; bitter enemies in the same boat
積羽沈舟
せきうちんしゅう
small things in sufficient quantity can have a large influence; a large pile of feathers sinks a ship; small things in sufficient quantity can have a large influence
Proverbs & Idioms
同舟相救う
どうしゅうあいすくう
Those in the same boat help each other
People in the same situation support one another
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
わたの原 八十島かけて 漕ぎ出でぬと 人には告げよ あまのつり舟
Poem #11 from Hyakunin Isshu
参議篁Sangi Takamura
9th century和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
由良のとを 渡る舟人 かぢを絶え ゆくへも知らぬ 恋の道かな
Poem #46 from Hyakunin Isshu
曾禰好忠曾禰好忠
Unknown和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
世の中は つねにもがもな 渚こぐ あまの小舟の 綱手かなしも
Poem #93 from Hyakunin Isshu
鎌倉右大臣Kamakura no Udaijin
13th century