船乗り|ふなのりfunanori[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounsailor; seaman; mariner
   上手じょうずな船乗ふなのりはほんの短時間たんじかんで船ふねになれる。↗

   A good sailor only requires a short time to get his sea legs.

• Synonym船員せんいんNeutralThe formal occupational name for a seaman, as in 「船員保険」; 「船乗り」 is the colloquial way to say it.
• Synonym水夫すいふWrittenWritten register; an old-fashioned word for a sailor with a sailing-ship-era feel, also the old term for naval sailors. 「船乗り」 is the everyday general term.
• SynonymセーラーNeutralA loanword for a sailor; seldom used on its own, it appears mostly in 「セーラー服」.
• Related乗組員のりくみいんNeutralA crew member of a ship or aircraft, with a working-staff nuance; 「船乗り」 refers only to people on ships.
• Related水兵すいへいNeutralA navy sailor, a military term; 「船乗り」 covers anyone working on ships, military or civilian.
• Related海兵かいへいNeutralA marine or navy soldier, a military term; 「船乗り」 is broader, covering anyone who works on ships.
• Related船人ふなびとWrittenWritten and rather classical: a boatman or a person aboard a boat. In everyday speech say 「船乗り」.
• RelatedマドロスNeutralA loanword for a sailor with a romantic, nostalgic flavor, found mostly in songs; in daily speech say 「船乗り」.
• Related海員かいいんWrittenWritten register with a legal flavor: a crew member other than the captain, as in 「海員組合」.
• Related船方ふなかたNeutralA boatman who operates a boat to carry passengers or cargo; rare in daily use, where 「船乗り」 or 「船員」 is normal.

「船乗り」 is the everyday, colloquial word for someone who works on ships. Use 「船員」 for the formal occupational term, 「水兵」 for navy sailors, and 「乗組員」 for crew of ships or aircraft. The rest are written, dated, or specialized: 「水夫」「船人」「海員」 lean literary or legal, 「マドロス」 is nostalgic, 「船方」 is rare today, and 「海兵」 is military.

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1. 船舶せんぱくに乗り組のりくみ、運送うんそうや漁業ぎょぎょう、船舶せんぱくの運航うんこうなどの仕事しごとをする者もの。水夫すいふ。
2. 船舶せんぱくに乗船じょうせんすること。