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seaman in Japanese

seaman in Japanese is 水兵 — seaman means a sailor, especially one serving on a ship.

seaman in Japanese

水兵
noun
Pronounced: suihei
(British, Navy) A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.

What does "seaman" mean?

  1. noun A sailor, especially one serving on a ship.
    "The old seaman had spent forty years crewing merchant vessels."
  2. noun A junior naval rank below petty officer.
    "He enlisted as an ordinary seaman straight out of school."
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seaman in a sentence

  • The old seaman had spent forty years crewing merchant vessels.
  • He enlisted as an ordinary seaman straight out of school.

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What is "seaman" in Japanese?
"seaman" in Japanese is 水兵. seaman means: A sailor, especially one serving on a ship.
How do you pronounce 水兵?
"seaman" in Japanese is 水兵, pronounced "suihei".
How do you use "seaman" in a sentence?
Example: "The old seaman had spent forty years crewing merchant vessels." In Japanese, "seaman" is 水兵.
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