乗じょう船せん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

embarking; boarding a ship

Refers to the act of getting on a ship or boat. Commonly used as a noun or with する to mean 'to board a ship'.

See also: 下船

• 乗じょう船せん手て続つづきは出しゅっ発ぱつの1時じ間かん前まえまでにお済すませください。

  Please complete the boarding procedures at least one hour before departure.

• フェリーに乗じょう船せんする前まえに、チケットをご提てい示じください。

  Please present your ticket before boarding the ferry.

noun

ship (carrying someone)

Only when written 乗船

Used to refer to the vessel itself that carries a person, often in contexts like 乗船中の船 (the ship one is aboard). Restricted to the 乗船 spelling.

• 乗じょう船せんは現げん在ざい、太たい平へい洋ようを航こう行こう中ちゅうです。

  The ship is currently sailing across the Pacific.