舷 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「舟」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「舟」
- On
- ゲン
- Kun
- ふなばた・ふなべり
- Meaning
- ship’s side; gunwale
Origin
Boat plus a phonetic element: the left and right edges of a vessel — the gunwale.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゲン | 舷側・右舷 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 右舷うげん
starboard
- 舷側げんそく
the side of a ship
Example
舷にもたれて海を眺めた。
I leaned on the ship’s side and looked out at the sea.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)