How to say 'Staff' in Japanese | 職員

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The Japanese word for Staff is 'Shokuin', written as 職員 in Japanese.'Staff' in hiragana is しょくいん.

word

職員

Meaning

Staff

Reading

しょくいん

shokuin

Kanji

職Employment 員Member

Explanation

The Japanese noun '職員 (しょくいん)' refers to 'staff' or 'employees' of an organization, institution, or company. It is commonly used to describe people who work in a professional capacity, such as school staff, hospital staff, or office workers. For example: The staff is very helpful「職員はとても親切です」(しょくいんはとてもしんせつです). The hospital staff works hard「病院の職員は一生懸命働いています」(びょういんのしょくいんはいっしょうけんめいはたらいています). This term is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2030

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 職員

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

職

Meaning

Employment

kanji

員

Meaning

Member

Words Related to 職員 Through the Kanji 職

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 職 as well.

word

就職

Meaning

Employment

word

職業

Meaning

Occupation

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職

Meaning

Job, Profession

word

職場

Meaning

Workplace

word

職人

Meaning

Craftsman

word

職務

Meaning

Duties

word

退職

Meaning

Retirement

word

転職

Meaning

Job change

Words Related to 職員 Through the Kanji 員

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 員 as well.

word

員

Meaning

Member

word

駅員

Meaning

Station staff

word

委員

Meaning

Committee

word

社員

Meaning

Employee

word

全員

Meaning

Everyone

word

議員

Meaning

Assembly member

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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'Shokuin' means 'Staff' .

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