シップshippu

1. nounship

• Synonym船舶せんぱくWrittenFormal written term used mainly in laws and industry, as in 「船舶免許」. 「シップ」 mostly appears in compounds.
• Synonym船ふねNeutralThe everyday word for ships and boats, covering anything from a small craft to a large ship. 「シップ」 is rarely used on its own.
• Synonym舟・船NeutralTwo ways of writing the same word ふね: 「舟」 leans toward small boats, 「船」 toward large ships. Refers to the same thing as 「船」.
• Related舟船WrittenWritten term for boats and ships in general, a collective covering vessels of all sizes; fairly rare, with 「船」 the usual everyday choice.

「シップ」 is a loanword for ship, used mostly in compounds like 「フラッグシップ」 and as a suffix for status such as 「リーダーシップ」. In everyday speech say 「船」; in formal or legal contexts use 「船舶」.

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1. 船ふね、帆船ほぶねを要素ようそにもつ語ごを構成こうせいする。