also: すいしゅ · かこ
noun
General term for a sailor or seaman. The reading すいふ is most common; かこ and すいしゅ are rare or archaic.
彼は若い頃、水夫として世界中を旅した。
When he was young, he traveled the world as a sailor.
港にはたくさんの水夫がいた。
There were many sailors at the port.
Rare kanji form; also read かこ.
Rare reading for 水手.
Rare kanji form.
Compound of 水 (water) and 夫 (man/laborer). The reading すいふ is the standard Sino-Japanese reading. The readings かこ and すいしゅ are older or less common variants.