- sen'in sailor, seaman, seafarer
Neutral, somewhat formal term used in news, contracts, or official contexts for crew members, not for casual talk about sailors.
父は貨物船の船員です。
Chichi wa kamotsusen no sen'in desu.
My father is a sailor on a cargo ship.
船員たちは港で休んでいる。
Sen'in-tachi wa minato de yasunde iru.
The sailors are resting at the port.
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