Japanese symbol for “stocks”
船台
せんだい
Romaji: sendai
building berth (for ships); stocks; slipway
In Japanese, stocks is 船台, read せんだい (sendai).
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Meanings
- n building berth (for ships); stocks; slipway
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stocks”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| さらし台 | さらしだい sarashidai | pillory; stocks; gibbet |
| 現品 | げんぴん genpin | goods in stock; stocks |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 船長 | せんちょう senchou | ship's captain; skipper |
| 風船 | ふうせん fuusen | balloon (toy or decoration) |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん gyosen | fishing boat |
| 船舶 | せんぱく senpaku | vessel; ship; shipping |
| 造船 | ぞうせん zousen | shipbuilding |
| 船橋 | ふなばし funabashi | pontoon bridge; floating bridge |
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.) |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
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.