舶 means “ship, vessel”

はく · haku

Also: liner

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ハク

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 11 strokes

The story

A boat (舟) with 白 giving the sound はく: picture a big white-sailed ship arriving from abroad. 船舶 is the formal word for vessels, and 舶来品, 'things that came by ship', is a charmingly old word for fancy imported goods.

Used in 船舶 (senpaku, ships/vessels) and 舶来品 (hakuraihin, imported goods)

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