船せん員いん

せ

ん

い

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

General term for a person who works on a ship, including crew members of any rank.

彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、船せん員いんとして世せ界かい中じゅうを旅たびした。
When he was young, he traveled the world as a sailor.
船

せん

員いん

たち

は

嵐あらし

の

中なか

で

も

冷れい

静せい

だっ

た

。

The crew members remained calm even in the storm.

水すい夫ふ
水夫 is an older, more specific term for a common sailor or deckhand, while 船員 is a broader, modern term for any ship crew member.
乗のり組くみ員いん
乗組員 means 'crew member' and can refer to crews of ships, aircraft, or spacecraft. 船員 is specifically for ship crews.

Compound of 船 (ship) and 員 (member, personnel).