乗組員|のりくみいんnorikumiin

1. nouncrew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
   乗組員のりくみいんの何人なんにんかは溺れ死おぼれしんだ。↗

   Some of the crew were drowned.

• SynonymクルーNeutralLoanword for a ship or flight crew, and by extension any team; 「乗組員」 is the more formal word.
• Synonym乗員じょういんNeutralCovers crew and attendants on trains, ships and planes; 「乗組員」 leans toward ships and aircraft.
• Related船乗りふなのりCasualColloquial word for someone whose livelihood is going to sea; 「乗組員」 is staff working aboard a particular ship.
• Related船員せんいんNeutralMeans sailors and is limited to ships; 「乗組員」 also covers aircraft crews.
• Related水夫すいふWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for sailors on a ship; 「乗組員」 covers the captain and flight crews too.
• Related船人ふなびとWrittenWritten and archaic; means boatmen or people aboard a boat. 「乗組員」 is the more formal, modern choice.
• Related海員かいいんWrittenWritten term; in legal use it means seamen other than the captain, while 「乗組員」 includes the captain.
• Related乗組のりくみNeutralA neutral collective term for the people operating a vessel or aircraft; 「乗組員」 is the more common word.
• Related船方ふなかたWrittenWritten word for boatmen who operate boats carrying passengers and cargo; 「乗組員」 is the modern term.
• RelatedセーラーCasualColloquial loanword for a sailor or naval seaman, most often met in 「セーラー服」; 「乗組員」 is the more formal word.

「乗組員」 is the formal word for a ship or plane crew; in everyday speech 「クルー」 is the usual choice. Use 「船員」 for ship crews only, 「船乗り」 for people who go to sea for a living, and 「乗員」 for crews on trains, ships and planes. 「乗組」 is a neutral collective term, just less common; 「セーラー」 is a colloquial loanword mostly met in 「セーラー服」; 「水夫」「海員」「船人」「船方」 are written or dated.

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1. 船舶せんぱくや航空機こうくうきに乗り組のりくみ、その運航うんこうなどの業務ぎょうむに携たずさわる人ひと。