Pirate occupations

On the pirate ship, 海賊船 or  かいぞくせん (kaizokusen) of the Straw Hat Pirates, everyone has a role or occupation, 職業 or  しょくぎょう (shokugyou).  On their ship, 船 or  ふね (fune), the crew is rather small compared to other ships, as they only have nine crew members currently.

The Straw Hat Pirates

First of all, Monkey D. Luffy is the ship’s Captain, 船長 or せんちょう (senchou), who wants to be the Pirate King.  However, his father, Dragon is the leader of the revolutionary, 革命家 or かくめいか (kakumeika), while his grandfather, Garp is a vice admiral in the marine, 海軍 or かいぐん (kaigun).

The second is Roronoa Zoro, the swordsman, 剣士 or  けんし (kenshi) who aims to be the world’s greatest swordsman.  The third to join the crew is Nami,  a former thief, 泥棒 or どろぼう (dorobou) who steals from pirates and also a talented navigator, 航海士 or こうかいし (koukaishi), who  dreams of drawing a complete world map, 地図 or ちず (chizu).

Then join Usopp, the “liar” and sniper, 狙撃手 or そげきしゅ (sogekishu), who is a coward but aims to be a brave warrior of the sea.  The crew also finally acquire a proper ship, Going Merry. Finally, a cook, コック (kokku), Sanji joins the crew as the fifth member.  Sanji previously worked on the sea restaurant, Baratie as the sous chef, 副料理長 or ふくりょうりちょう (fukuryourichou).  Sanji dream of finding the All Blue.

After entering the Grand Line, Chopper the reindeer doctor, 医者 or いしゃ (isha), eventually joins the crew after treating Nami’s sickness.  Next to join is Nico Robin, an archeologist, 考古学者 or こうこがくしゃ (koukogakusha).  Robin is on a journey to find the Rio Poneglyph to learn the world’s true history, 歴史 or れきし (rekishi).

Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook

When their ship, Going Merry was in need of repair, they stopped at Water 7.   There, they meet with Franky, who helped them save Robin from Enies Lobby.  Franky build the Thousand Sunny, a new ship for the crew and joins them as their shipwright, 船大工 or ふなだいく (funadaiku).  Luffy always wanted a musician on his ship, and he finally met one when they are sailing through the Florian Triangle.  After getting back his shadow, Brook is able to join the Straw hats as their musician, 音楽家 or おんがくか (ongakuka).

Kanji	Hiragana/Katakana	Romaji	English
海賊船	かいぞくせん	Kaizokusen	Pirate Ship
船	ふね	Fune	Ship
職業	しょくぎょう	Shokugyou	Occupation
船長	せんちょう	Senchou	Captain
革命家	かくめいか	Kakumeika	Revolutionary
海軍	かいぐん	Kaigun	Marine
剣士	けんし	Kenshi	Swordsman
泥棒	どろぼう	Dorobou	Thief
航海士	こうかいし	Koukashi	Navigator
地図	ちず	Chizu	Map
狙撃手	そげきしゅ	Sogekishu	Sniper
	コック	Kokku	Cook
副料理長	ふくりょうりちょう	Fukuryourichou	Sous Chef
医者	いしゃ	Isha	Doctor
考古学者	こうこがくしゃ	Koukogakusha	Archeologist
歴史	れきし	Rekishi	History
船大工	ふなだいく	Funadaiku	Shipwright
音楽家	おんがくか	Ongakuka	Musician