Meaning of 艘(そう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 艘 JLPT 3

Kana Reading そう

Romaji sō

Examples of 艘, そう in a sentence

むろん、舟は何百艘も水面を動きまわっているが、どれでもいいというわけにはいかない。

Of course there were several hundred boats moving around on the water but not just any old one would do.
数そうのヨットがはるか沖合を並んで航行していた。

Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.
これらの人々が３艘の船で彼の国へやってきました。

These men had come to his country in three ships.

艘

16 strokes

counter for small boats

On'Yomi: ショウ, シュウ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: ふね

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