General term for a person who works on a ship or boat. Can refer to professional sailors, fishermen, or anyone who makes a living at sea.
When he was young, he traveled the world as a sailor.
My grandfather was a fisherman and worked as a seaman for many years.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Search-only kana-mixed form; not a standard spelling.
Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat, ship') and 乗り (nori, 'riding, boarding'), literally 'boat rider'. The reading ふな is a combining form of ふね.