汽船

Chinese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

汽船

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

Synonyms

Japanese
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
  • (Tokyo) きせん [kìséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲisẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

汽(き)船(せん) • (kisen) 

  1. steamship

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), 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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