Entry
  1. Noun

    bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head

    see 船尾

    ジブの裏帆とラダーを使って、バックしながら船首を進みたい方向に向けました。
    Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ship, boat

Kun
ふねふな-
On
セン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
713 of 2500
Radical
boat
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-5SKIP code
6c5.4The Kanji Dictionary
2846.0Four corner code
877deroo
8239Unicode hex code
1-33-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3873Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4939New Nelson (John Haig)
1341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1700Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
906Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1229Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1874Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2019Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
313A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1391Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
314Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30407Morohashi
158A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
376Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
377Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
266sakade
860Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
175henshall3
208Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
647Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1595Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1892Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chuan2Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

neck, counter for songs and poems

Kun
くび
On
シュ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
98 of 2500
Radical
head
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

おびとこべ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
2o7.2The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
979deroo
9996Unicode hex code
1-28-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5186Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6719New Nelson (John Haig)
2265New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2818Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1452Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1956Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
70Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
74Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
208A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
920Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44489Morohashi
139A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
148Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
239sakade
281Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155henshall3
177Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
393Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1910Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
70Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level