Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 役やく 員いん に 就しゅう 任にん する for someone to be appointed as a director/officer
He is scheduled to be appointed as a new director next month.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 役やく 員いん に 選えら ぶ to elect/select someone as an officer
New officers were elected at the general meeting.
役やく 員いん を 務つと める to serve as a director/officer
She served as a director of the company for ten years.
役やく 員いん を 辞じ 任にん する to resign from a director/officer position
He resigned from his position as director after the fraud was discovered.
Kanji 員 employee, member, number Related words· 8 取締役 is legally a company director under corporate law, while 役員 is the broader term covering directors and other executive-level officers.
幹部 emphasizes rank within a management hierarchy (top brass), whereas 役員 specifically denotes a formally appointed officer or board member.
理事 is the term for a board member of a non-profit, association, or foundation, while 役員 is the general word used across companies and organizations alike.
役員 is a broader term for any company officer or board member, while 重役 specifically implies a senior, top-level executive.
Show 4 more Show fewer 役員 is a general term for any officer or board member, while 三役 names a specific set of three senior ranks or offices.
役員 broadly means officers or board members of an organization, whereas 執行部 specifically denotes the group holding executive decision-making power.
役員 refers broadly to an officer or board member of a company or organization, whereas 執行委員 is specifically an executive‑committee member, often in unions or political bodies.
役員 is the formal legal term for a company officer or board member, whereas エグゼクティブ is a looser, business-jargon term.
Don't confuse with 役員 and 職員 sound alike and both end in いん , but 職員 means an ordinary staff member while 役員 means an executive or officer.
委員 is a committee member chosen for a specific task or group, while 役員 is a more formal, often higher-ranking officer of an organization.
役員 (company executive/board member) looks and sounds similar to 役人 but refers to corporate officers, not government officials.
Word family party officer; party executive
board meeting; officers' meeting
officials' seats; executive seating
operating officer; company executive
officer compensation; executive remuneration
executive bonus; directors' bonus
Etymology Compound of 役 (role, duty) and 員 (member, personnel). The term has been used since the Meiji era to denote official members of an organization.
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