Word Meaning 曳船

えいせん eisen

曳船 is read as えいせん (eisen) and means tugboat.

Meaning

English

  1. tugboat
  2. tug
  3. towboat
  4. tugging (a boat)
  5. towing
  6. towage

Reading

Kana

えいせん

Romaji

eisen

Writing Variants

  • 引き舟 ひきふね hikifune
  • 引き船 ひきふね hikifune
  • 引舟 ひきふね hikifune
  • 引船 ひきふね hikifune
  • 曳き船 ひきふね hikifune
  • 曳船 ひきふね hikifune

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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大船

おおぶね

large boat

造船

ぞうせん

shipbuilding

ふね

counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

漁船

ぎょせん

fishing boat

風船

ふうせん

balloon (hot-air or gas)

帆船

はんせん

sailing ship

汽船

きせん

steamship

釣り船

つりぶね

boat-shaped hanging flower vase

渡し船

わたしぶね

ferry

同船

どうせん

the same ship

艦船

かんせん

naval vessels

客船

きゃくせん

passenger boat