ほぶね

Japanese

Alternative spelling
帆船

Etymology

From 帆(ほ) (ho) + 船(ふね) (fune). The fune changes to bune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほぶね [hòbúné] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞bɯ̟ne̞]

Noun

ほぶね • (hobune) ^{←ほぶね (fobune)?}

1. sailing ship, sailboat, sail

   Synonyms: 帆船 (hansen), ヨット (yotto)

   • 1908, 鳥啼歌

     帆(ほ)船(ふね)群(む)れゐぬ　靄(もや)の中(うち)

     hobune mureinu moya no uchi

     ships gather in the fog