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How to say 'Station staff' in Japanese | 駅員

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The Japanese word for Station staff is 'Ekiin', written as 駅員 in Japanese.'Station staff' in hiragana is えきいん.

    word

    駅員

    Meaning

    Station staff

    Reading

    えきいん

    ekiin

    Kanji

    Station Member

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '駅員 (えきいん)' refers to 'station staff' or 'station employee'. This term is used to describe personnel who work at train or subway stations, assisting passengers, managing ticket sales, and ensuring the smooth operation of the station. For example: The station staff helped me find the right platform「駅員が正しいホームを教えてくれた」(えきいんがただしいホームをおしえてくれた). I asked the station staff for directions「駅員に道を聞いた」(えきいんにみちをきいた). This word is commonly used in daily conversations, especially when discussing travel or commuting.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    638

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 駅員

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Station

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Member

Words Related to 駅員 Through the Kanji

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 駅 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Station

  • word

    駅長

    Meaning

    Stationmaster

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

Words Related to 駅員 Through the Kanji

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 員 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    委員

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    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 'Ekiin' (駅員) mean?

'Ekiin' means 'Station staff' .

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