Kawasaki Ship

Japanese: 川崎船 - かわさきぶね

〘Noun〙① A relatively large fishing boat used in the Edo period from the Hokuriku region to the Tohoku region to fish offshore for cod, sea bream, squid, herring, etc. Also used as a small trading ship. Often called after the name of a country, such as Echizen Kawasaki or Echigo Kawasaki. A standard Japanese-style fishing boat without a fence, in the Meiji period it was given a Western structure and its sails were also Westernized, improving its performance. (Kannoura Village Bureau Hunting Boat Officer Service Catalog (1671))② A name for a small motorized fishing boat attached to the crab cannery ship. Involved in laying and hauling up bottom gillnets. *The Crab Cannery Ship (1929) by Takiji Kobayashi, 2 "There were eight Kawasaki ships on board the Crab Cannery Ship."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 江戸時代、北陸地方から東北地方にかけて、タラ、タイ、イカ、ニシンなどの沖合漁業に従事した比較的大型の漁船。小廻しの廻船としても使われた。越前川崎、越後川崎などと国名を冠して呼ぶことが多い。垣立(かきたつ)を設けない標準的な日本型漁船だが、明治時代には洋式構造を加え、帆装も洋式化して性能が向上。〔金浦村役猟舟方御役目録（1671）〕② 蟹工船に付属する発動機付小型漁船の呼称。底刺網の敷設、引揚げに従事。※蟹工船（1929）〈小林多喜二〉二「蟹工船には川崎船を八隻のせていた」

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