事じ務む員いん

じ

む

い

ん

Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

noun

General term for a person who does clerical or administrative work in an office. Not a title; used for the role itself.

彼かの女じょは小ちいさな会かい社しゃで事じ務む員いんとして働はたらいている。
She works as an office clerk at a small company.

事じ

務む

員いん

に

書しょ

類るい

の

整せい

理り

を

頼たの

ん

だ

。

I asked the office staff to organize the documents.

会かい社しゃ員いん
会社員 is a broader term for any company employee, while 事務員 specifically refers to clerical or administrative staff.
OL
OL (office lady) is a gendered term for female office workers, often implying a certain role; 事務員 is gender-neutral and focuses on the clerical function.

Compound of 事務 (じむ, 'office work, clerical work') + 員 (いん, 'member, staff').