廻船

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廻	船
かい Jinmeiyō	せん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
回船

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいせん [kàíséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠isẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

廻(かい)船(せん) • (kaisen) ^{←くわいせん (kwaisen)?}

1. (historical, nautical) single-mast, square rigged ship used for cargo

Derived terms

• 菱垣廻船(ひがきかいせん) (higakikaisen)
• 樽廻船(たるかいせん) (tarukaisen)
• 廻船問屋(かいせんどんや) (kaisendon'ya, “shipping agency”)