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    3. 郵船

    郵船

    郵ゆう船せん

    mail boat

    KMT10News #38+1NounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab22 strokes

    ゆうせん

    Noun

    1.
    mail boat

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    昔むかし、郵ゆう船せんは手て紙がみを運はこんでいました。

    In the past, mail boats carried letters.

    KMT6HistoryTravel & Transportation
    祖そ父ふはかつて郵ゆう船せんの船せん員いんとして世せか界い中じゅうを旅たびしたそうです。

    My grandfather apparently traveled all over the world as a mail boat sailor.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationFamily & RelationshipsHistory
    太たい平へい洋ようを横おう断だんする郵ゆう船せんの旅たびは、時じ間かんがかかった。

    The journey across the Pacific by mail boat took a long time.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationHistory
    現げん代だいでは、郵ゆう船せんという言こと葉ばはあまり使つかわれなくなった。

    Nowadays, the word "mail boat" is rarely used.

    KMT10Core ConceptsHistory
    19世せい紀きには、多おおくの郵ゆう船せんが国こく際さい貿ぼう易えきを支ささえていた。

    In the 19th century, many mail boats supported international trade.

    KMT10HistoryBusiness & FinanceTravel & Transportation

    Kanji that make up this word

    郵
    mail・stagecoach stop
    船
    ふね・ふな-…(2)
    ship・boat
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