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期間社員 (きかんしゃいん, kikanshain) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

期き間かん社しゃ員いん

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Meanings

1

fixed-term contract worker

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 期間契約社員. Refers to an employee hired for a set period rather than as a permanent staff member.

See also: 期間契約社員

このプロジェクトのために期き間かん社しゃ員いんを募ぼ集

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We are recruiting fixed-term contract workers for this project.

期き間かん社しゃ員いんとして働はたらいた後あと、正せい社しゃ員いんに登とう用ようされることもある。

After working as a fixed-term contract employee, one may be promoted to a permanent position.

Kanji

期period, time, date
間interval, space
社company, firm, office
員employee, member, number

Related words

期き間かん契けい約やく社しゃ員いん
The full, unabbreviated form of 期間社員. Both refer to the same type of employment, but 期間社員 is a shorter, more casual abbreviation.
正せい社しゃ員いん
A permanent, regular employee, in contrast to a fixed-term contract worker.
契けい約やく社しゃ員いん
A contract employee; similar to 期間社員 but may not always emphasize the fixed term as strongly.

Word family

有ゆう期き間かん社しゃ員いん
fixed-term employee; contract worker

Built from

期き間かん+社しゃ員いん

Etymology

Abbreviation of 期間契約社員 (fixed-term contract employee).