Meaning: はこぶねn. (Kanji=箱舟) ark, Noah's Ark, ship built by Noah to withstand the Flood (Biblical); Ark of the Covenant, chest sacred to the Israelites (Biblical); flatboat, type of boat once used on the Mississippi River; box, chest (Archaic)n. (Kanji=箱船) ark, Noah's Ark, ship built by Noah to withstand the Flood (Biblical); Ark of the Covenant, chest sacred to the Israelites (Biblical); flatboat, type of boat once used on the Mississippi River; box, chest (Archaic)n. (Kanji=方舟) ark, box, chest