Keyword
sail
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig434
Readings
ほ
(59%)
ぼ
(17%)
はん
(12%)
ぱん
(6%)
ぽ
(3%)
Composed of
piece of fabric
mediocre
Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
sail
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
setting sail; departure (from a port)
sailcloth; canvas
full sail; sailing downwind
(sail) yard; boom
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
white sail
square sail
fore-and-aft sail
sight of a sail (in the distance)
returning sailboat; setting sail for home port
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)
sailboat; sailing boat
Western style sailboat
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
reefing a sail; bringing in a sail
motorized sailboat; motorised sailboat
close-haul; reach; reefed sail
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
in full sail; decked out in full sail
light sail; solar sail
sail with the wind at its back; aback
Vela (constellation); the Sails
to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)
solitary sailboat
sabani sailing and paddling regatta (Okinawa)
tarpaulin; waterproofed canvas; tarp
Vanfu, Inc. (printing company founded in 1980)
Examples (7 in total)
God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
The wind blows against the sails.
The sails fluttered in the wind.