Question

艘 ふね 艘(そう): counter for (small) boats S+ (none) "In a small craft, the boat is so small that you hit yourself in the crotch when trying to use a mortar and walking stick (as a pestle)."

Accepted Answer

ショウ counter for ships 0 舟: boat; ship叟: old person small craft "In military terms, a small craft is a boat that only has enough room for a mortar that fires walking sticks - which is pretty useless unless you hit the enemy in the crotch."

Kanji	艘
Onyomi	ショウ
Kunyomi	ふね
English	counter for ships
Examples	艘(そう): counter for (small) boats
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	舟: boat; ship 叟: old person
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	small craft
Koohii Story 1	"In a small craft, the boat is so small that you hit yourself in the crotch when trying to use a mortar and walking stick (as a pestle)."
Koohii Story 2	"In military terms, a small craft is a boat that only has enough room for a mortar that fires walking sticks - which is pretty useless unless you hit the enemy in the crotch."

Small Counter Craft Boat Hit Mortar Walking 艘