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職員 (しょくいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

職しょく員いん

しょ

く

い

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

staff member; employee; personnel

Refers to people employed at an organization, office, school, hospital, or government body. Often used in formal or institutional contexts.

市し役やく所しょの職しょく員いんに道みちを尋たずねた。
I asked a city hall staff member for directions.
新

あたら

しい

職しょく

員いん

を

募ぼ

集しゅう

し

て

い

ます

。

We are recruiting new staff.

Kanji

職post, employment, work
員employee, member, number

Similar words

社しゃ員いん
社員 refers specifically to employees of a company (会社), while 職員 is broader and can include staff at schools, government offices, hospitals, etc.
従じゅう業ぎょう員いん
従業員 is a more general term for 'employee' or 'worker' in a business setting, often used in labor contexts. 職員 carries a slightly more formal or institutional nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 職 (shoku, 'job, employment') and 員 (in, 'member, personnel'). The kanji combination transparently conveys 'a person belonging to a job or post'.