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保険外交員 (ほけんがいこういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

保ほ険けん外がい交こう員いん

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Meanings

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noun

insurance salesperson; insurance agent

Refers to a person who sells insurance, typically visiting clients. The term is neutral and commonly used in business contexts.

彼かれは保ほ険けん外がい交こう員いんとして十じゅう年ねん働はたらいている。
He has been working as an insurance salesperson for ten years.
保ほ険けん外がい交こう員いんが自

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来き

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新しん

プラン

を

説せつ

明めい

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。

An insurance agent came to my house and explained the new plan.

Kanji

保protect, guarantee, keep
険precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position
外outside
交mingle, mixing, association
員employee, member, number

Similar words

保ほ険けん営えい業ぎょう
保険営業 refers to the insurance sales business or department, while 保険外交員 refers to the individual salesperson.

Etymology

Compound of 保険 (insurance) + 外交 (diplomacy, outside relations) + 員 (member, person). The term 外交員 originally meant a traveling salesperson or canvasser, so 保険外交員 literally means an insurance canvasser.