How to say 'Committee' in Japanese | 委員

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The Japanese word for Committee is 'Iin', written as 委員 in Japanese.'Committee' in hiragana is いいん.

word

委員

Meaning

Committee

Reading

いいん

iin

Kanji

委Committee 員Member

Explanation

The Japanese noun '委員 (いいん)' refers to a 'committee' or a 'committee member'. It is used to describe a group of people appointed for a specific function or task, or an individual who is part of such a group. This term is commonly used in organizational, academic, and governmental contexts. For example: He is a member of the planning committee「彼は計画委員です」(かれはけいかくいいんです). The committee decided to postpone the event「委員はイベントを延期することに決めました」(いいんはイベントをえんきすることにきめました).

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

681

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 委員

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

委

Meaning

Committee

kanji

員

Meaning

Member

Words Related to 委員 Through the Kanji 委

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 委 as well.

word

委員会

Meaning

Committee

word

委託

Meaning

Consignment

word

委ねる

Meaning

Entrust

Words Related to 委員 Through the Kanji 員

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 員 as well.

word

員

Meaning

Member

word

駅員

Meaning

Station staff

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社員

Meaning

Employee

word

全員

Meaning

Everyone

word

議員

Meaning

Assembly member

word

職員

Meaning

Staff

word

一員

Meaning

Member

word

会員

Meaning

Member

word

委員会

Meaning

Committee

word

公務員

Meaning

Civil servant

word

事務員

Meaning

Clerk

word

従業員

Meaning

Employee

word

役員

Meaning

Executive

word

店員

Meaning

Clerk

word

教員

Meaning

Teacher

word

満員

Meaning

Full, Crowded

word

動員

Meaning

Mobilization

word

定員

Meaning

Capacity

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What does 'Iin' (委員) mean?

'Iin' means 'Committee' .

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