Chinese

Noun

方舟

1. (Abrahamic religion) ark

Proper noun

方舟

1. (Abrahamic religion) Ark

Japanese

Etymology

箱 ‎(hako, “box; chest”) +‎ 船 ‎(fune, “ship; boat”)

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) はこぶね [hàkóbúné] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) はこぶ​ね [hàkóbúꜜnè] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ko̞bɯ̃ᵝne̞]

Alternative forms

• 箱船
• 箱舟

Noun

方舟 ‎(hiragana はこぶね, romaji hakobune)

1. (Abrahamic religion) ark

Proper noun

方舟 ‎(hiragana はこぶね, romaji Hakobune)

1. (Abrahamic religion) Ark

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Korean

Noun

方舟 • ‎(bangju, McCune-Reischauer: pangju, Yale: pangcwu) ‎(hangeul 방주)

1. Hanja form^? of 방주, “ark”.

Proper noun

方舟 • ‎(Bangju, McCune-Reischauer: Pangju, Yale: Pangcwu) ‎(hangeul 방주)

1. Hanja form^? of 방주, “Ark”.