船舶

せんぱく

ship

What does 船舶 mean?

船舶 is a Japanese noun meaning ship in English. It is written as 船舶 in kanji, せんぱく in hiragana, and senpaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

懐中電灯は、船舶同士とか、街の通りを走っている自動車に向けて合図を伝える。

Flashing lights transmit messages between ships and to motorists along city streets.