乗り組む のりくむ Meanings Godan verb, Intransitive to get on aboard; to join a ship Kanji 乗 ride. Read as のり. 組 assemble. Read as くむ. Example sentences それは25人の水夫が乗り組んだ船だった。It was a ship with a crew of 25 sailors. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists