JLPT N1 · Noun

汽船 (kisen)

汽船 (きせん, kisen) is a Japanese noun meaning “steamship; steamboat”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きせん
Romaji: kisen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

steamship; steamboat; steamer · noun

Example sentences

その汽船は香港に立ち寄った。

The liner called at Hong Kong.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 汽船

汽

vapor, steamキ · 7 strokes

船

ship, boatセン・ふね・ふな- · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 汽船.

汽車きしゃsteam locomotive造船ぞうせんshipbuilding風船ふうせんballoon (toy or decoration)船便ふなびんsurface mail (by ship)船せんship漁船ぎょせんfishing boat船舶せんぱくvessel

Source: JMdict entry 1222730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.