Vocabulary

What does 汽船 (きせん, kisen) mean?

汽船 (きせん, kisen) means steamship.

Quick facts
Readingきせん
Romajikisen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きせん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkisen

steamship

  1. 1noun steamship; steamboat; steamer

Example sentences

  • In the past, people traveled abroad by steamship.

  • An old steamship is on display at the harbor.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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