船橋

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See also: 船桥

Chinese

a boat; vessel; ship bridge
trad. (船橋) 船 橋
simp. (船桥) 船 桥
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Pronunciation

Noun

船橋

  1. (nautical) bridge (on a ship)

Proper noun

船橋

  1. (～市) Funabashi (a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
船 橋
せん
Grade: 2 		きょう
Grade: 3
kan'on
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Pronunciation

Noun

船(せん)橋(きょう) • (senkyō) ←せんけう (senkeu)?

  1. (nautical) bridge (on a ship)
    Synonyms: ブリッジ (burijji), 艦橋 (kankyō)
    • 1900, 押川春浪, 海島冐險奇譚 海底軍艦‎, 青空文庫:
      船(せん)橋(けう)の上(うへ)にはビール樽(だる)のやうに肥(ひ)滿(まん)した船(せん)長(ちやう)が、赤(あか)き頬(ほゝ)髯(ひげ)を捻(ひね)りつゝ傲(がう)然(ぜん)と四(し)方(ほう)を睥(へい)睨(げい)して居(を)る。
      Senkyō no ue ni wa bīru-daru no yō ni himan shita senchō ga, akaki hohohige o hineritsutsu gōzen to shihō o heigei shite oru.
      On the bridge, the captain, obese like a beer barrel, was glaring arrogantly in all four directions as he twisted his red whiskers.
  2. pontoon bridge, bridge of boats
    Synonyms: 船橋 (funabashi, funahashi), 浮き橋 (ukihashi), 舟橋 (shūkyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
船 橋
ふな
Grade: 2 		はし > ばし
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
舟橋
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船(ふな) (funa, combining form of 船(ふね) (fune, “ship, vessel”)) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

船(ふな)橋(ばし) • (funabashi) 

  1. pontoon bridge, bridge of boats
    Synonyms: 船橋 (senkyō), 浮き橋 (ukihashi), 舟橋 (shūkyō)

Proper noun

船(ふな)橋(ばし) • (Funabashi) 

  1. a place name
    1. Funabashi (a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
船 橋
ふな
Grade: 2 		はし
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
舟橋

船(ふな) (funa, combining form of 船(ふね) (fune, “ship, vessel”)) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”).

Pronunciation

Noun

船(ふな)橋(はし) • (funahashi) 

  1. Alternative form of 船橋 (funabashi)

Proper noun

船(ふな)橋(はし) • (Funahashi) 

  1. a surname
  2. a place name
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