Keyword
sail
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig434
Readings
(74%)
はん
(14%)
ぱん
(6%)
(4%)
Composed of
piece of fabric
mediocre
Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
sail
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
setting sail; departure (from a port)
sailcloth; canvas
(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
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
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)
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
to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine
sail with the wind at its back; aback
in full sail; decked out in full sail
Vela (constellation); the Sails
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
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.