Word Meaning 火船
かせん
kasen
火船 is read as かせん (kasen) and means fire ship.
Meaning
English
- fire ship
- ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights)
- steamship (esp. a paddle steamer)
- steamboat
Reading
Kana
かせん
Romaji
kasen
Writing Variants
- 火船 ひぶね hibune