Meaning

Primary

Freighter

Alternative

Freight Ship

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A freight things ship is a boat that freights things. It's a freighter.

Reading

かもつせん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. The takes its もつ reading, which makes sense since it sounds like 持つ, which is "to hold." What is this freighter doing? It's holding freight! So, that's how you can remember that bit.

Context

Context Sentences

私の貨物船の中で騒ぐんじゃない!

Don’t roughhouse in my freighter!

Kanji Composition