小舟

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 小舟, read こぶね, means a small boat.
• Basic usage: It refers to a small boat on a lake or river.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sound in the compound
  • When こ from 小 combines with ふね from 舟, the latter becomes ぶね.
• Counting boats
  • In the example, 一隻の小舟 means one small boat.
  • 一隻 is read いっせき.