How to say "deck" in Japanese

• デッキCommon
  nounThe loanword for a ship's deck; it is at home in everyday conversation about life aboard, such as passengers relaxing out on deck on a ferry or cruise ship.
• 甲板かんぱんCommon
  nounThe Sino-Japanese word for a ship's deck, covering the same sense as デッキ; it is the term you meet in nautical writing and in descriptions of ships.
  船ふねには甲板かんぱんが３つあった。↗

  The ship had three decks.

Both words cover the same sense, the deck of a ship: 「デッキ」 is the loanword and 甲板 the Sino-Japanese term, so choosing between them is a matter of wording and context rather than of meaning.

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• デッキdeck (of a ship)
• 甲板かんぱんdeck (of a ship)
• 山札やまふだdeck (from which players draw cards)
• やまdeck (from which players draw cards)
• 組くみset (of items)