船ふな乗のりになる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

go to sea; become a sailor

Describes the act of taking up a career or life as a sailor, often with a sense of embarking on a seafaring life.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころに船ふな乗のりになって、世せ界かい中じゅうを旅たびした。

  He became a sailor when he was young and traveled all over the world.

• 船ふな乗のりになるには、まず体たい力りょくをつけなければならない。

  To become a sailor, you first have to build up your physical strength.