乗じょう員いん

じょ

う

い

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a person who works on a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft. Often used in official or news contexts.

〈数かず〉人にんの乗じょう員いんX crew members
その飛ひ行こう機きには10人にんの乗じょう員いんがいた。
There were ten crew members on that plane.
乗じょう員いんを救きゅう助じょするto rescue crew members
沈ちん没ぼつした船ふねの乗じょう員いんを救きゅう助じょした。
They rescued the crew members of the sunken ship.
乗じょう員いんの安あん全ぜんを確かく保ほするto ensure the safety of the crew
パイロットは乗じょう員いんの安あん全ぜんを確かく保ほするよう努つとめた。
The pilot worked to ensure the safety of the crew.
乗じょう員いん全ぜん員いんが〜all crew members (did/were) ~
乗じょう員いん全ぜん員いんが無む事じに帰き還かんした。
All crew members returned safely.

乗じょう務む員いん
乗務員 specifically emphasizes someone on active duty aboard a vehicle (train, bus, plane), while 乗員 is a broader term for anyone counted as crew on a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
クルー
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.

乗じょう客きゃくN3
乗員 refers to the crew who operate or work on a vehicle, while 乗客 refers to the passengers who ride in it.

乗じょう客きゃくN3
乗客 refers to the paying passengers on a vehicle, while 乗員 refers to the crew or staff operating it, so the two are easily confused despite sharing the kanji 乗.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
Crew members (乗員) are sometimes counted with 名, though 人 is also natural in casual contexts.

Compound of 乗 (じょう, 'to board') and 員 (いん, 'member'). The reading is on'yomi.