This is the 2235th most frequent Japanese word.
船橋
"船橋" (Funabashi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Here, 船橋 describes the concept or structure of a bridge that may associate with marine or boating constructions.
私の祖父は、船橋の設計者でした。
My grandfather was a designer of boat bridges.
Here, 船橋 (Funabashi) is used as the name of a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
船橋は千葉県にあります。
Funabashi is located in Chiba Prefecture.
In this sentence, 船橋 refers to a specific type of bridge, a 'boat bridge' or 'footbridge', commonly used as a metaphorical or literal description.