Meaning of 船首(せんしゅ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 船首

Kana Reading せんしゅ

Romaji senshu

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

bow (of boat); prow; stem

Examples of 船首, せんしゅ in a sentence

ジブの裏帆とラダーを使って、バックしながら船首を進みたい方向に向けました。

Using the rudder and the jib with the wind on it's back we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.

Related Kanji

船 JLPT 3

11 strokes

ship, boat

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: ふね, ふな-

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首 JLPT 4

9 strokes

neck, counter for songs and poems

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: くび

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