How to say "Employee" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Employee" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Employee" is "Juugyouin", written in japanese as "従業員".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '従業員 (じゅうぎょういん)' refers to an employee, a person who works for a company or organization. It can be used to refer to any type of worker, from entry-level staff to high-level executives. For example: The company has 500 employees - (その会社には500人の従業員がいる). She started as an employee in the accounting department - (彼女は会計部門の従業員として働き始めた).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "従" means "Follow" and "Obey" and can be read as "Juu", "Shou", "Ju", and "Shitaga". The kanji "業" means "Business" and can be read as "Gyou", "Gou", and "Waza". And The kanji "員" means "Member" and can be read as "In".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Juugyouin" mean in japanese?

"Juugyouin" means "Employee" .

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How to write "Employee" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa". The hiragana "ざ" is read as "za". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.