船乗り（ふなのり、funanori）
- sailor

The Japanese word 船乗り船乗り (ふなのり, funanori) translates to "sailor," "seaman," "mariner," or "ship's crew member" in English. It refers to a person whose profession involves working on a ship or boat. This includes various roles such as navigating, operating machinery, maintaining the vessel, or working with cargo. The core meaning focuses on the occupation related to seafaring and shipping. The focus is always on the occupation and not necessarily the person's identity.

⚫︎彼はプロの船乗りです。 Translation: He is a professional sailor. ⚫︎その船乗りは嵐の中で勇敢に戦った。 Translation: The sailor fought bravely in the storm. ⚫︎彼女は子どもの頃から船乗りになりたかった。 Translation: She has wanted to be a sailor since she was a child.

This word is used to describe someone who works on a ship. It's suitable in various contexts, from casual conversations to formal reports. Use 船乗り船乗り when talking about a person's profession or when describing activities related to ships and sailing.

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji as 船乗り船乗り. ⚫︎The reading is ふなのり (funanori). ⚫︎It can also be written in hiragana as ふなのり. ⚫︎There is only one way to write the okurigana, as 船乗り船乗り.

⚫︎水夫(すいふ, suifu) - sailor, seaman (slightly more formal or literary) ⚫︎海員(かいいん, kaiin) - seafarer, crew member (more general) ⚫︎船員(せんいん, senin) - seafarer, ship's crew (similar to 海員)

While there isn't a direct antonym, words that describe people who don't work on ships could be considered opposites in a sense: ⚫︎陸上勤務者(りくじょうきんむしゃ, rikujō kinmusha) - someone who works on land ⚫︎会社員(かいしゃいん, kaishain) - office worker

そのベテランの船乗りは、長年海で過ごした。 ・Translation: That veteran sailor spent many years at sea. ・Explanation: This sentence describes an experienced sailor and emphasizes their time at sea.

新しい船乗りたちは、訓練のために集まった。 ・Translation: The new sailors gathered for training. ・Explanation: This example refers to new recruits, the focus is on their training and their role on the ship.

The word 船乗り船乗り is a compound word. The word 船(ふね, fune) means "ship" or "boat," and the word 乗り(のり, nori) is a suffix indicating "one who rides" or "one who works on." Therefore, 船乗り船乗り is literally "one who rides on a ship," which means "sailor."