漁船|ぎょせんgyosen[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfishing boat
   海岸かいがんから約やく１マイル沖おきに漁船ぎょせんが見みえた。↗

   I saw a fishing boat about a mile off the shore.

• Synonym漁舟ぎょしゅうWrittenWritten-style word for a small fishing boat; examples are scarce, and in everyday speech 「漁船」 is what you say.
• Synonym漁り船いさりぶねWrittenArchaic literary term for a small fishing boat, often associated with night fishing using lure fires (isaribi); rare today.
• Relatedいさり船WrittenArchaic literary term for a small boat used in fishing, often seen in waka poetry; rare in modern usage.
• Relatedいさり舟WrittenSame word as 「いさり船」 but written with 「舟」, stressing that the boat is small; carries a classical poetic flavor.
• Related海人舟WrittenArchaic literary word for a boat ridden by fishermen or ama (women divers); found mainly in classical literature.

Use 「漁船」 for any boat engaged in fishing, as in 「漁船が出港する」. 「いさり船」, 「漁舟」 and the other entries are classical literary terms for small fishing boats; in modern everyday Japanese, 「漁船」 is the word to use.

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1. 漁業ぎょぎょうを営いとなむための船舶せんぱく。