ふな

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
鮒 鯽 (rare)

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふな [fúꜜnà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟na̠]

Noun

ふな or フナ • (funa) 

1. 鮒, 鯽: [from early 700s] crucian carp, any fish of the genus Carassius

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 寒鮒(かんぶな) (kanbuna): crucian carp caught in mid-winter
• ギベリオ鮒(ぶな) (giberiobuna): Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)
• 源五郎鮒(げんごろうぶな) (gengorōbuna): Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri)
• 朝鮮鮒(ちょうせんぶな) (chōsenbuna): round-tailed paradise fish (Macropodus ocellatus)
• 煮頃鮒(にごろぶな) (nigorobuna): nigorobuna (Carassius auratus grandoculis)
• 鮒寿司(ふなずし) (funazushi): funazushi
• ヨーロッパ鮒(ぶな) (yōroppabuna): crucian carp, Carassius carassius

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
船 (larger boat, ship) 舟 (small boat)

From Old Japanese. Possibly the older form of fune (spelled variously in kanji as 船, 舟, 槽).

Mostly used in compounds.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふな [fúꜜnà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟na̠]

Noun

ふな • (funa) 

1. 船, 舟: a boat:
   1. 船: a ship, vessel, larger ship
   2. 舟: a boat, ship, small ship