部ぶ員いん

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ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

club member; staff member

Refers to a person who belongs to a club, society, or organizational department. Often used in school club contexts.

〈部ぶ〉の部ぶ員いんになるto become a member of a club
彼かれは今年ことしからサッカー部ぶの部ぶ員いんになった。
He became a member of the soccer club this year.
部ぶ員いんを募ぼ集しゅうするto recruit club members
新しん学がっ期きに新あたらしい部ぶ員いんを募ぼ集しゅうした。
We recruited new club members at the start of the term.
部ぶ員いんが足たりないto be short of club members
うちのテニス部ぶは部ぶ員いんが足たりない。
Our tennis club doesn't have enough members.

会かい員いんN3
会員 refers to a member of a broader organization, association, or subscription service, while 部員 specifically means a member of a school club or department.
メンバーN4
メンバー is a casual, general loanword for 'member' usable for any group, whereas 部員 is the specific Japanese term for a club or departmental member.
団だん員いん
団員 is used for a member of a band, troupe, or corps (e.g. 合唱団員), while 部員 is used for a member of a school club or company department.
課か員いん
部員 refers to a member of a 部 (department), a larger unit, whereas 課員 refers to a member of the smaller 課 (section) inside it.

主しゅ将しょう
部員 refers to an ordinary club/team member, in contrast to 主将, who is the team's leader or captain.

部ぶ下かN2
部下 means a subordinate under someone at work, while 部員 means a member of a club or department, with no hierarchy implied.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Compound of 部 (ぶ, 'club, department') and 員 (いん, 'member').