How to say "boating" in Japanese

• 漕艇そうていCommon
  nounCovers boating in the sense of rowing — propelling a boat with oars. It is the word to reach for when English 'boating' refers to rowing rather than a leisurely outing on the water.
• 船遊びふなあそび
  nounBoating as a leisure activity — going out on the water in a boat for enjoyment. Use this when 'boating' means a pleasure outing rather than rowing or a voyage.
• 舟行しゅうこう
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbBoating as the act of traveling by boat, shading toward 'navigation'; it is homophonous with 舟航. A less common word, suited to describing a boat's passage across the water rather than a pleasure outing.
• 舟航しゅうこう
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbSailing or voyaging by boat; a near-synonym of 舟行, pronounced identically as しゅうこう. A less common word that is seldom the one you need for 'boating' — 船遊び or 漕艇 will usually serve better.

Choose 漕艇 for boating as rowing, 「船遊び」 for going out on a boat for pleasure, and the homophonous 舟行 and 舟航 for sailing or traveling by boat, though both are less common.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 漕艇そうていrowing
• 船遊びふなあそびboating
• 舟行しゅうこうboating
• 舟航しゅうこうboating