汽船

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Chinese

steam; vapour a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (汽船) 汽 船
simp. #(汽船) 汽 船

Pronunciation

Noun

汽船

  1. steamship; steamboat (Classifier: 艘)
  2. motorboat (Classifier: 艘)

Synonyms

Related terms

Japanese

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汽船 (kisen): a steamship.
Kanji in this term
汽 船
き
Grade: 2 		せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 汽 (ki, “steam”) +‎ 船 (sen, “boat, ship”).

Pronunciation

Noun

汽(き)船(せん) • (kisen) 

  1. steamship

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
汽船

Noun

汽船 • (giseon) (hangeul 기선)

  1. Hanja form? of 기선 (“steamship”).
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