Japanese symbol for “fob”
甲板渡し
こうはんわたし
Romaji: kouhanwatashi
free on board; FOB
In Japanese, fob is 甲板渡し, read こうはんわたし (kouhanwatashi).
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Meanings
- n free on board; FOB
Written forms: 甲板渡し. Readings: こうはんわたし、かんぱんわたし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fob”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本船渡し | ほんせんわたし honsenwatashi | free on board (i.e. seller pays to have goods placed on a ship); FOB |
| ＦＯＢ | エフ・オー・ビー efu・oo・bii | free on board; FOB |
| 便潜血 | べんせんけつ bensenketsu | fecal occult blood; faecal occult blood; FOB |
| 船渡し | ふなわたし funawatashi | free on board; FOB |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲板 | かんぱん kanpan | deck (of a ship) |
| 装甲 | そうこう soukou | armoring; armouring; armor |
| 甲状腺 | こうじょうせん koujousen | thyroid (gland) |
| 甲子園 | こうしえん koushien | Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) |
| 甲羅 | こうら koura | shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron |
| 甲高い | かんだかい kandakai | high-pitched; shrill |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 黒板 | こくばん kokuban | blackboard |
| 渡す | わたす watasu | to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.