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漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

舶: liner, ship

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

舟 carries the meaning · 白 gives the sound

11 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ハクhaku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 船舶せんぱくvessel; ship; shipping
  • 舶来はくらいimported; foreign-made
  • 巨舶きょはくocean liner

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Sail away! This radical represents the spirit of exploration and transport.”
More in the 舟 boat story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
舟

Also built on boat (舟)

All 6
白

Also built on white (白)

All 14

舶 takes the 白 family's reading, ハク (haku).

Also read ハク

9 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
舶 liner · 舟
vs習 learn · 羽
舶 has 舟 where 習 has 羽.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · bó

Same form: 舶 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
舶 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
舶 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin bó most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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