用船・傭船|ようせんyousen[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
用船用船 is the more common written form and the recommended default for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
傭船傭船 is a less common written variant of 用船. It is also written entirely in kanji, so recognize it when encountered.
Definitions
- noun, suru verbchartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 用船する（ようせんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 用船します（ようせんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 用船しない（ようせんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 用船しません（ようせんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 用船せず・用船せぬ（ようせんせず・ようせんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 用船した（ようせんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 用船しました（ようせんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 用船しなかった（ようせんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 用船しませんでした（ようせんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 用船して（ようせんして） |
| Potential | 用船できる（ようせんできる） |
| Passive | 用船される（ようせんされる） |
| Causative | 用船させる（ようせんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 用船させられる（ようせんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 用船すれば（ようせんすれば） |
| tara | 用船したら（ようせんしたら） |
| Volitional | 用船しよう（ようせんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 用船しましょう（ようせんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 用船しろ（ようせんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymチャーターNeutralLoanword for chartering a plane, ship or car; common in everyday speech, while 「用船」 is jargon of the shipping trade.
- Related借りるかりるNeutralThe most basic verb for borrowing or renting, with the broadest range; covers anything, not just ships.
- Related雇うやとうNeutralMainly to hire people, but also to charter a car or boat; stresses paying to have something work for you.
- Related借り入れるかりいれるWrittenWritten/formal prose for borrowing in funds or goods; most often used of loans.
- Related借り切るかりきるNeutralTo book a whole vehicle or venue for exclusive use; close in feel to 「チャーター」.
- Related借り受けるかりうけるWrittenWritten and formal: to receive something on loan for use; frequent in contracts and documents.
- RelatedリースNeutralLoanword for long-term leasing of equipment or vehicles, usually commercial finance leases.
- Related賃借りちんがりNeutralRenting with payment of rent; stresses that the borrowing is paid, but the word itself is rare.
- Antonym自船WrittenWritten/formal: a ship of one's own, the opposite of a chartered vessel; not in common use.
For everyday talk about chartering a boat or plane, say 「チャーター」; for ordinary borrowing or renting, 「借りる」. In shipping contracts, chartering a vessel is 「用船」/「傭船」, and long-term leasing of equipment is 「リース」. The other verbs cover hiring (「雇う」), exclusive use (「借り切る」) and formal borrowing (「借り入れる」「借り受ける」).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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