クルー

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to a group of people working together, especially on a ship, aircraft, film set, or in a professional team context.

〈物もの〉のクルーthe crew of a ship/plane/film, etc.
その映えい画がは撮さつ影えいクルーが100人にん以い上じょういた。
The film had a crew of over 100 people.
クルーに加くわわるto join a crew
彼かれは撮さつ影えいクルーに加くわわった。
He joined the filming crew.
クルーを率ひきいるto lead a crew
船せん長ちょうはクルーを率ひきいて航こう海かいに出でた。
The captain led the crew out to sea.

スタッフN3
スタッフ is a general word for staff or personnel, while クルー specifically means a team working together on a vehicle, film, or event.
チームN4
チーム emphasizes a group united to compete or achieve a goal, whereas クルー focuses on people jointly operating something like a ship, plane, or production.
乗のり組くみ
クルー is a casual loanword for a ship's or film crew, while 乗組 is the more formal, traditional term for the same group.
乗のり組くみ員いんN1
クルー is a casual, modern loanword for a ship's or film crew, while 乗組員 is the formal, official term used in news or legal contexts.
乗じょう員いん
クルー is a casual loanword often used for film, sports, or ship crews, whereas 乗員 is the formal term used in news and official transportation contexts.

クルーズ
クルーズ means a pleasure cruise (the voyage itself), while クルー means the crew of people running it, so the words are easy to mix up despite sounding alike.

Borrowed from English 'crew'.