# 舷 — side of a ship

舷 means “side of a ship”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ゲン (gen). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: side of a ship
- On'yomi: ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Travel & transport

## How to remember 舷

Sounds like 玄: both read ゲン.

Parts: 舟 small boat · 玄 mysterious

## Don't confuse it with

[畜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/livestock/) · [弦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowstring/) · [率](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rate/) · [蓄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amass/)

## More in the “Travel & transport” set

[艇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rowing-boat/) · [搭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-on-board/) · [軌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/track/) · [搬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haul/) · [舶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ocean-liner/) · [帆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sail/) · [逓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/relay/) · [舷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/side-of-a-ship/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/side-of-a-ship/. Last updated 2026-11-01.