(いいん)

いいん
noun
committee member
1. committee member
A person who serves on a committee or board.
彼女(かのじょ)学級(がっきゅう)委員(いいん)です。
She is the class representative.
委員(いいん)(えら)ばれました。
I was elected as a committee member.
実行(じっこう)委員(いいん)(つと)める。
To serve as an executive committee member.

委員(いいん) refers to a member of a committee or board.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 委員(いいん)になる (become a committee member)
  • 委員(いいん)(つと)める (serve as a committee member)
  • 委員(いいん)(えら)ばれる (be elected as a committee member)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 委員会(いいんかい): committee (the group itself)
  • 委員長(いいんちょう): committee chairman
  • 学級(がっきゅう)委員(いいん): class representative
  • 実行(じっこう)委員(いいん): executive committee member