乗 組 員(のりくみいん)

のりくみいん

noun

crew member; crewman

travel

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

Related Words

Compare: 船員(せんいん) (sailor)

Compare: 客室(きゃくしつ)乗務員(じょうむいん) (flight attendant)

Compare: 水夫(すいふ) (sailor)

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Added 2026.4.1 6:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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