1.
company employee, staff member
A person employed by a company, typically as a regular full-time employee.
彼女は大きな会社の社員だ。
She is an employee of a large company.
新入社員の研修が始まった。
Training for new employees has begun.
社員食堂で昼ご飯を食べる。
I eat lunch at the employee cafeteria.
うちの会社は社員が200人いる。
Our company has 200 employees.
正社員として採用されることを目指している。
I'm aiming to be hired as a full-time employee.
社員 combines 社 (company) + 員 (member).
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 新入社員 (new employee)
- 正社員 (regular/full-time employee)
- 社員食堂 (employee cafeteria)
- 社員旅行 (company trip)
- 社員割引 (employee discount)
SIMILAR TERMS:
- 社員: company employee (general)
- 会社員: office worker, company employee
- 従業員: employee (more formal/general)
- スタッフ: staff (from English)
USAGE NOTES:
- 社員 implies full-time regular employment
- Part-time workers are usually not called 社員