社員 Employee

Meaning

Primary

Employee

Alternatives

Staff, Company Employee, Company Staff

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The company members are the employees and the staff.

Reading

しゃいん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜社員

  パート社員

  part-time employees

  新入社員

  new employee

  女子社員

  women employees

• 〜の社員

  他の社員

  another employee

  全ての社員

  all employees

  会社の社員

  company employee

• 社員〜

  社員全員

  all employees

  社員一人一人

  each and every employee

  社員教育

  employee training

• 社員の〜

  社員のモチベーション

  employee motivation

  社員のみなさん

  all employees

  社員の方々

  employees

• 社員に〜

  社員にする

  to make into an employee, to do something to an employee

  社員になる

  to become an employee

  社員に伝える

  to communicate to employees

• 社員が〜

  社員がする

  an employee does

  社員ができる

  employees can do, to finish hiring an employee

  社員がいる

  there is an employee

Context Sentences

全社員がコウイチと仲良くするためのイロハを心えている。

All of the staff know the ABCs of getting along with Koichi.

れいの社員さんとは最近どうなの？仲直りはできた？

How are things with that employee lately? Patch things up yet?

この会社の社員は、全員奇抜で素晴らしい。

The employees in this company are all weird and wonderful.

Kanji Composition

1. 社

   しゃ Company
2. 員

   いん Member