けん
遣
みん
明
せん
船

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. ship used in Japanese missions to Ming-dynasty China.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
遣
みん
明
せん
船
 遣明船 けんみんせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dispatch, despatch, send
つか.う　ケン　や.る (7th, N1)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
terraced hill
bright, light
メイ　あ.かり　あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
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)