small boat

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 艇 is read てい, has 13 strokes, and relates to small boats.
• Basic usage: 競艇 is read きょうてい, and 舟艇 is read しゅうてい.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 競艇 and 舟艇
  • 競艇 means motorboat racing.
  • 資料館で昔の競艇を記録した映像を見た。 means “At the archive, I watched footage of motorboat racing from long ago.”
  • 舟艇 means small craft or boats.
  • 救助隊は小型の舟艇で沖へ向かった。 means “The rescue team headed offshore in a small craft.”