Illustration: On the working deck of a small coastal ferry approaching a Japanese island port, a crew member in coveralls and a life jacket prepares a heavy mooring rope. Their gloved hands guide a neat coil clear of the walkway while another crew member waits beside the capstan.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

船せん員いん

sen'in

crew member, sailor

Refers to a member of a ship’s crew. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

船員せんいんたちは天候てんこうのなすがままであった。
The sailors were at the mercy of the weather.
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船員せんいん達たちは火事かじで燃もえる船ふねを見捨みすてた。
The sailors abandoned the burning ship.
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レインジャー隊たいは船員せんいんの救助きゅうじょに向むかうことを決きめた。
The rangers decided to go to the sailor’s rescue.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 船員

船ship; boatOnセンKunふね・ふな-
員employee; memberOnイン

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