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係員 (かかりいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

係かかり員いん

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Meanings

1

person in charge; official; attendant

Refers to a staff member responsible for a specific task or area, such as at an event, station, or office.

駅えきの係かかり員

いん

に

道みち

を

聞き

い

た

。

I asked the station attendant for directions.

会かい場じょうの係かかり員いんが案あん内ないしてくれた。

The venue staff guided us.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に聞きくto ask the staff member (in charge)
分わからないことは係かかり員いんに聞きいてください。
Please ask the attendant if you're unsure about anything.
係かかり員いんが案あん内ないするthe attendant shows/guides (someone)
係かかり員いんが会かい場じょうまで案あん内ないしてくれた。
The staff member guided us to the venue.
〈場ば所しょ〉の係かかり員いんthe staff member at (a place)
駅えきの係かかり員いんに切きっ符ぷの買かい方かたを教おしえてもらった。
The station staff showed me how to buy a ticket.
係かかり員いんを呼よぶto call over a staff member
トラブルが起おきたので係かかり員いんを呼よんだ。
Since a problem occurred, we called over the attendant.

Kanji

係person in charge, connection, duty
員employee, member, number

Related words· 7

担たん当とう者しゃN3
担当者 is a general term for whoever is responsible for a task or project, while 係員 specifically means a staff member stationed at a particular place like a station or event.
スタッフN3
スタッフ is a casual, borrowed-word term for staff in general, whereas 係員 sounds more formal and refers to someone with a specific assigned duty.
職しょく員いんN1
職員 refers broadly to any employee of an organization, while 係員 emphasizes the person's specific on-site task or role.
案あん内ない係がかり
案内係 names the specific job of guiding or directing people, while 係員 is the general term for any assigned staff member.

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駅えき員いんN5
係員 is a general term for any staff member in charge of a task, while 駅員 specifically refers to station staff.
係かかり官かん
係員 is a broader, more casual term for a staff member handling a particular task (e.g. at a station or store), while 係官 implies an official, often governmental, position.
オペレーター
係員 refers to any staff member in charge of a task or counter, whereas オペレーター specifically implies operating equipment or handling calls.

Don't confuse with

係かかり長ちょうN1
係員 is a regular staff member handling a task, while 係長 is a supervisory job title one rank above them despite the shared kanji 係.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family

駅えき係かかり員いん
station attendant; station staff

Built from

係かかり+員いん

Etymology

Compound of 係 (かかり, 'person in charge') + 員 (いん, 'member').