Chinese

Noun

汽船

1. steamship; steamboat   (Classifier: 艘)
2. motorboat   (Classifier: 艘)

Synonyms

• (motorboat) 摩托船 (mótuōchuán), 汽艇 (qìtǐng)

Japanese

汽船 (kisen): a steamship.

Etymology

Probably coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 汽 ‎(ki, “steam”) +‎ 船 ‎(sen, “boat, ship”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) きせん [kìséń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲisẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

汽船 ‎(hiragana きせん, romaji kisen)

1. steamship

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Noun

汽船 • ‎(giseon) ‎(hangeul 기선)

1. Hanja form^? of 기선, “steamship”.