会社員

See also: 會社員

Japanese

Kanji in this term
会	社	員
かい Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 2	いん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) かいしゃいん [kàísháꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ka̠iɕa̠ĩɴ]

Noun

会社員 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 會社員, hiragana かいしゃいん, rōmaji kaishain, historical hiragana くわいしやゐん)

office worker

Usage notes

会 (かい)社 (しゃ)員 (いん) (kaishain) refers to the office worker as an occupation. To refer to an employee of a particular company, 社 (しゃ)員 (いん) (shain) is often used.

Related terms

会社 (かいしゃ) (kaisha)
社 (しゃ)員 (いん) (shain)

References

1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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