Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 社しゃ 員いん になる to become an employee at <company>
He became an employee of that company last year.
社しゃ 員いん を 募ぼ 集しゅう する to recruit/hire employees
This company is recruiting new employees.
社しゃ 員いん として 働はたら く to work as an employee
She works as an employee at this company.
Kanji 員 employee, member, number Related words· 7 会社員 describes the occupation of being an office worker in general, while 社員 stresses membership in one specific company.
従業員 is the formal/legal term used in labor documents, whereas 社員 is the everyday word people use in conversation.
サラリーマン is a casual, slightly dated term for a male salaried office worker, while 社員 is neutral and applies to anyone employed by a company.
社員 refers specifically to employees of a company, while 職員 is broader and covers staff at schools, hospitals, or government offices too.
Show 3 more Show fewer 社員 refers specifically to a permanent employee of a company, while スタッフ covers any team member, including temporary or part-time workers.
社員 simply means a company employee in general, while 課員 narrows this down to someone belonging to a specific 課 (section).
社員 specifically means an employee of a particular company, while 雇い refers more generally to anyone who is hired.
Opposites 公務員 works for the government, whereas 社員 works for a private company.
自営業 means being self-employed and running one's own business, while 社員 means being employed by someone else's company.
Don't confuse with 職員 refers to staff of any organization (school, hospital, government office), while 社員 specifically means an employee of a company (会社 ).
会員 refers to a member of a club or organization, while 社員 refers specifically to an employee of a company.
Counted with More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様 ).
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり ), 二人 (ふたり ), 三人 (さんにん ).
Word family· 25 regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
rank-and-file employee; ordinary staff member
contract employee; fixed-term employee
new employee; new hire; freshman employee
Show 6 more Show fewer temporary employee (from an agency); agency temp
all staff; all employees; entire workforce
associate member; junior employee
company dormitory
employee ID card; staff identity card
rank-and-file employee; regular employee
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Etymology Compound of 社 (sha, 'company, corporation') and 員 (in, 'member, personnel'). The legal sense derives from the use of 社員 in corporate law to denote members of a company.
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