How to say 'Employee' in Japanese | 社員

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The Japanese word for Employee is 'Shain', written as 社員 in Japanese.'Employee' in hiragana is しゃいん.

word

社員

Meaning

Employee

Reading

しゃいん

shain

Kanji

社Company 員Member

Explanation

The Japanese noun '社員 (しゃいん)' refers to an 'employee' or 'staff member' of a company. It specifically denotes someone who is formally employed by a corporation or organization. This term is commonly used in business contexts to distinguish employees from other types of workers, such as part-time or contract workers. For example: He is a company employee「彼は会社の社員です」(かれはかいしゃのしゃいんです). Our company has many employees「私たちの会社には多くの社員がいます」(わたしたちのかいしゃにはおおくのしゃいんがいます). The term can also be used to describe someone's status within a company, such as '新入社員 (しんにゅうしゃいん)' meaning 'new employee'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1213

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 社員

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

社

Meaning

Company

kanji

員

Meaning

Member

Words Related to 社員 Through the Kanji 社

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 社 as well.

word

社会

Meaning

Society

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会社

Meaning

Company

word

社

Meaning

Company

word

社長

Meaning

President, CEO

word

神社

Meaning

Shrine

word

社会人

Meaning

Working adult

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商社

Meaning

Trading company

word

新聞社

Meaning

Newspaper company

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社会科学

Meaning

Social science

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社説

Meaning

Editorial

word

出版社

Meaning

Publisher

word

社債

Meaning

Corporate bonds

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社内

Meaning

In company

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本社

Meaning

Headquarters

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入社

Meaning

Joining

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自社

Meaning

Own company

Words Related to 社員 Through the Kanji 員

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 員 as well.

word

員

Meaning

Member

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駅員

Meaning

Station staff

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委員

Meaning

Committee

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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

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動員

Meaning

Mobilization

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定員

Meaning

Capacity

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