Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 船頭(せんどう) in Japanese

船頭
Kana Reading
せんどう
Romaji
sendō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    boatman
    Example sentence
    船頭多くして船、山に登る。 Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Examples of 船頭, せんどう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

船 JLPT 3

11 strokes

ship, boat

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: ふね, ふな-

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頭 JLPT 4

16 strokes

head, counter for large animals

On'Yomi: トウ, ズ, ト

Kun'Yomi: あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり

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