Hanja Analyzer
舟

舟 — ju

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
배 주
Romanization
ju
English
boat, ship; Kangxi radical 137
Mandarin
zhōu
Japanese on'yomi
シュウ, シュ
Japanese kun'yomi
ふね ふな- -ぶね
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,786 of 2,500
Strokes
6
Radical
舟 (137, 0 residual)
Unicode
U+821F

Korean example words with 舟

  • 단주端舟 Korean gloss: 작은 배
  • 편주片舟 Korean gloss: 작은 배
  • 고주孤舟 Korean gloss: 외로이 떠 있는 배
  • 주사舟師 Korean gloss: 조선 시대에, 바다에서 국방과 치안을 맡아보던 군대
  • 주권舟券 Korean gloss: 경정에서, 이길 것으로 예상되는 선수에게 돈을 걸고서 사는 표
  • 주상舟商 Korean gloss: 배에 물건을 싣고 강을 오르내리며 하는 장사. 또는 그런 장수
  • 일엽주一葉舟 Korean gloss: 한 척의 조그마한 배
  • 독목주獨木舟 Korean gloss: 통나무를 파서 만든 작은 배
  • 행주형行舟形 Korean gloss: 풍수지리에서, 배가 떠나가는 듯한 지세
  • 일편주一片舟 Korean gloss: 통나무를 쪼개어 속을 파서 만든 작은 배
  • 동주同舟 Korean gloss: 같은 배.
  • 소주小舟 Korean gloss: 작은 배.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 舟

  • 小舟こぶね small boat
  • 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
  • 助け舟たすけぶね lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand
  • 舟橋ふなばし pontoon bridge
  • 舟艇しゅうてい boat; watercraft
  • 笹舟ささぶね toy bamboo-leaf boat
  • 舟歌ふなうた sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty
  • 同舟どうしゅう shipmates; fellow passengers
  • 竜舟りゅうしゅう dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
  • 扁舟へんしゅう skiff; little boat
  • 箱舟はこぶね ark (i.e. Noah's)
  • 舟行しゅうこう boating; sailing; navigation

Characters sharing the phonetic 舟

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “주” in Korean.

Other hanja read “주”

Other hanja with radical 舟

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