🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちぇっくんしん【接貢船】 : chekkunshin | define meaning
chekkunshin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕekkun̩ɕiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- A ship historically sent by the Ryukyu Kingdom to China to retrieve tributary envoys sent a year prior and to engage in trade. Trading ship.
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese 【接貢船・接贡船】 "trading ship" (cf. Mandarin jiēgòngchuán; Cantonese zip3 gung3 syun4; Hokkien chih-kòng-chûn and chiap-kòng-soân).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 接貢船 |
| Kana | ちぇっくんしん |
| Romanization | chekkunshin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕekkun̩ɕiŋ̍] |
意味：せっこうせん【接貢船】
Categories:
接貢船
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 3). ちぇっくんしん【接貢船】 : chekkunshin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8319/chekkunshin/.