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帆船

はんせん

N1sailing ship

Examples

白い帆船がゆっくり港を離れた。

博物館には昔の帆船の模型が展示されている。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 帆船 (はんせん) is a ship propelled by sails. 帆船が is a moving subject; 帆船の模型 links an original type to a model.
  • Basic usage: A white sailing ship leaves harbor; a museum displays a model of an old sailing ship.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Vessel actually sailing and museum model of one
    • The first concerns a real vessel's movement; the head noun in the second is 模型. The exhibit should not be read as a full sailing ship.

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