乗組員(のりくみいん)

のりくみいん
noun
crew member; crewman
1. crew member; crewman
A member of the crew of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
乗組員(のりくみいん)は全員(ぜんいん)無事(ぶじ)だった。
All crew members were safe.
船(ふね)の乗組員(のりくみいん)が救助(きゅうじょ)された。
The ship's crew members were rescued.
宇宙(うちゅう)ステーションには現在(げんざい)６人(にん)の乗組員(のりくみいん)が滞在(たいざい)している。
There are currently six crew members aboard the space station.

Composed of 乗(の)り組(く)む (to be on board as crew) + 員(いん) (member). Primarily used for ship and spacecraft crews. For airplane cabin crew, 客室乗務員(きゃくしつじょうむいん) (flight attendant) is more specific.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 船(ふね)の乗組員(のりくみいん): ship's crew
  • 乗組員(のりくみいん)全員(ぜんいん): all crew members
  • 乗組員(のりくみいん)名簿(めいぼ): crew roster

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 船員(せんいん): sailor; seaman — specifically for ship crew
  • 搭乗員(とうじょういん): person on board — often used for military aircraft crew
  • 客室乗務員(きゃくしつじょうむいん): flight attendant — cabin crew on commercial flights
  • クルー: crew — borrowed from English, used casually
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