船倉

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 船倉 is read as せんそう and means a cargo hold or ship's hold.
• Basic usage: It can be the space from which cargo is unloaded or the part checked for water before departure.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Unloading cargo
  • 船倉 is the ship's hold from which workers carry cargo after reaching port. Example: 港に着くと作業員が船倉から荷物を運び出した。
• Checking for water ingress
  • 船倉 is the interior cargo space checked before the ship departs. Example: 船倉に水が入っていないか出航前に確認した。