| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 船 | ふね | ship |
| 汽船 | きせん | steamship |
| 船便 | ふなびん | surface mail (ship) |
| 造船 | ぞうせん | shipbuilding |
| 風船 | ふうせん | balloon |
| 僚船 | ともぶね | consort ship |
| 客船 | きゃくせん | passenger boat |
| 帆船 | はんせん, ほぶね | sailing ship, sailing boat, sailing vessel |
| 捕鯨船 | ほげいせん | whaling ship |
| 数隻の船 | すうせきのふね | several boats |
| 朱印船 | しゅいんせん | shogunate-licensed trading ship |
| 湯船 | ゆぶね | bathtub |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん | fishing boat |
| 船倉 | せんそう | ship's hold, hatch |
| 船出 | ふなで | setting sail, putting out to sea |
| 船尾 | せんび | stern of a ship |
| 船板塀 | ふないたべい | fence made from disused ship planks |
| 船橋 | ふなばし, せんきょう | pontoon bridge; bridge (of a ship) |
| 船籍 | せんせき | ship's nationality, ship's country of registration |
| 船舶 | せんぱく | ship |
| 船舶安全法 | せんぱくあんぜんほう | Ship Safety Law (1933) |
| 船舶業 | せんぱくぎょう | shipping industry |
| 船舶登録証 | せんぱくとうろくしょう | ship's certificate, ship's registration |
| 船酔い | ふなよい | seasickness |
| 船長 | せんちょう | ship's captain |
| 艦船 | かんせん | (ocean) vessels, warship |
| 蒸汽船 | じょうきせん | steamship, steamboat, steamer |
| 郵船 | ゆうせん | mail boat |
| 釣り船 | つりぶね | fishing boat |