廻船

Japanese
Kanji in this term
廻 船
かい
Jinmeiyō		 せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
回船

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かいせん [kàíséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠isẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

廻(かい)船(せん) • (kaisen) ←くわいせん (kwaisen)?

  1. (historical, nautical) single-mast, square rigged ship used for cargo

Derived terms
  • 菱垣廻船(ひがきかいせん) (higakikaisen)
  • 樽廻船(たるかいせん) (tarukaisen)
  • 廻船問屋(かいせんどんや) (kaisendon'ya, “shipping agency”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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