noun

  1. tugboat, tug, towboat.

noun, takes する

  1. tugging (a boat), towing, towage.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
曳船 えいせん
曳船 ひきふね
引船 ひきふね
 
引き船 ひきふね
 
曳き船 ひきふね
 
引き舟 ひきふね
引舟 ひきふね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pull, tug, jerk
ひき エイ ひ.く (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
ship, boat
ふね セン ふな- (2nd, N3)
boat, ship
ふね ふな- シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
a marsh at the foot of the hills, name of a river
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)