船首

Reading

Kana: せんしゅ

Romaji: senshu

Definition

noun

1

bow (of boat); prow; stem

Kanji

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

首

Readings: シュ、 くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems

Example Sentence

ジブの裏(うら)帆(ほ)とラダーを使(つか)って、バックしながら船首(せんしゅ)を進(すす)みたい方向(ほうこう)に向(む)けました。

➥Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.