船乗(ふなの)り ふなのり noun sailor; seaman occupationtransportation 1. sailor; seaman A person who works aboard a ship as a member of its crew. 祖父(そふ)は船乗(ふなの)りだった。 My grandfather was a sailor. 船乗(ふなの)りになって世界中(せかいじゅう)を回(まわ)りたい。 I want to become a sailor and travel all over the world. 昔(むかし)の船乗(ふなの)りは星(ほし)の位置(いち)を頼(たよ)りに海(うみ)を渡(わた)った。 Sailors long ago crossed the seas guided by the positions of the stars. Usage船乗(ふなの)り is the everyday, slightly old-fashioned word, common in stories and memories. Job titles and news use 船員(せんいん) (crew member) or 乗組員(のりくみいん).Similar words船員(せんいん): seaman, crew member; the official term水夫(すいふ): deckhand; old-fashioned漁師(りょうし): fisherman Related Words Compare: 船員(せんいん) (seaman, crew member) Compare: 水夫(すいふ) (deckhand) Compare: 漁師(りょうし) (fisherman) general Added 2026.10.11 22:45 · Revised 2026.10.11 22:47 31500/31907_funanori