乗員(じょういん)

じょういん
noun
crew member; crew
1. crew member; crew; occupant of a vehicle
A person who operates or is on board a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel as part of its crew, or more broadly, any occupant of a vehicle.
乗員(じょういん)全員(ぜんいん)が無事(ぶじ)だった。
All crew members were safe.
この飛行機(ひこうき)の乗員(じょういん)は十二名(じゅうにめい)です。
The crew of this aircraft consists of twelve people.
事故(じこ)で車両(しゃりょう)の乗員(じょういん)三名(さんめい)が病院(びょういん)に搬送(はんそう)されたが、命(いのち)に別状(べつじょう)はない。
Three occupants of the vehicle were taken to the hospital after the accident, but their lives are not in danger.

A compound of 乗(じょう) (to ride/board) and 員(���ん) (member/personnel). Used in both professional contexts (crew of an aircraft, ship, or spacecraft) and in general reporting about vehicle occupants.

In news reports, 乗員(じょういん) often appears alongside 乗客(じょうきゃく) (passengers) in the set phrase 乗員(じょういん)乗客(じょうきゃく) or 乗客(じょうきゃく)乗員(じょういん), covering everyone on board a vehicle.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 乗員(じょういん)全員(ぜんいん): all crew/occupants
  • 乗員(じょういん)乗客(じょうきゃく): crew and passengers
  • 乗員(じょういん)数(すう): number of crew/occupants
  • 乗員(じょういん)を救助(きゅうじょ)する: to rescue crew members

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 乗客(じょうきゃく): passenger (those being transported, not operating the vehicle)
  • 搭乗員(とうじょういん): crew member (specifically for aircraft)
  • 船員(せんいん): ship crew member
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