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    3. 本船

    本船

    本ほん船せん

    mother ship

    KMT9News #36+1NounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ほんせん

    Noun

    1.
    mother ship
    2.
    this ship

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    本ほん船せんはまもなく出しゅっ港こうします。

    This ship will depart soon.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    漁ぎょ船せん団だんは本ほん船せんを中ちゅう心しんに操そう業ぎょうしていた。

    The fishing fleet was operating around the mother ship.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationWork & Career
    本ほん船せんの乗じょう客きゃくは、救きゅう命めい胴どう衣いの着ちゃく用よう方ほう法ほうについて説せつ明めいを受うけた。

    Passengers on this ship received instructions on how to wear life jackets.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    補ほ給きゅう船せんが本ほん船せんに燃ねん料りょうと食しょく料りょうを届とどけた。

    The supply ship delivered fuel and food to the mother ship.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationWork & Career
    遠えん洋よう航こう海かい中ちゅうの本ほん船せんは、定てい期き的てきに衛えい星せい通つう信しんで陸りく上じょう基き地ちと連れん絡らくを取とる。

    The main vessel on an ocean voyage regularly communicates with the land base via satellite.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    船
    ふね・ふな-…(2)
    ship・boat
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