Word Meaning 北前船

きたまえぶね kitamaebune

北前船 is read as きたまえぶね (kitamaebune) and means cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period.

Meaning

English

  1. cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period

Reading

Kana

きたまえぶね

Romaji

kitamaebune

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 74390 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

南船北馬

なんせんほくば

constant travelling

北部

ほくぶ

northern part

北側

きたがわ

north side

北半球

きたはんきゅう

northern hemisphere

北限

ほくげん

northern limit

北向き

きたむき

facing north

北寄り

きたより

northerly (wind)

北方交通大学

ほっぽうこうつうだいがく

Northern Jiaotong University

北回り

きたまわり

northern route

北東部

ほくとうぶ

northeastern part

北米

ほくべい

North America

北京原人

ぺきんげんじん

Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)