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RTK / HeisigFrame #2012

boat

Lv 39

Strokes: 6

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

boat RTK

Community Mnemonic

555 votes

I see this kanji as a pictograph of a two story boat seen from the front. The glass canopy is the body of the boat. The drop on top is the chimney. The horizontal line is the ceiling/floor between the the 1st/2nd floor. Finally, the two drops in the middle are the lights on the decks.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

No components mapped.

On'yomi

しゅう

Kun'yomi

ふねふな

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