社員(しゃいん)

しゃいん
noun
company employee
formaloccupationwork
1. company employee, staff member
A person employed by a company, typically as a regular full-time employee.
She is an employee of a large company.
Training for new employees has begun.
I eat lunch at the employee cafeteria.
Our company has 200 employees.

社員(しゃいん) combines 社(しゃ) (company) + 員(いん) (member).

Compounds

  • 新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん) (new employee)
  • 正(せい)社員(しゃいん) (regular/full-time employee)
  • 社員(しゃいん)食堂(しょくどう) (employee cafeteria)
  • 社員(しゃいん)旅行(りょこう) (company trip)
  • 社員(しゃいん)割引(わりびき) (employee discount)

Similar words

Usage

On its own, 社員(しゃいん) usually suggests a regular employee. Non-regular staff are 契約(けいやく)社員(しゃいん) (contract), 派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん) (agency), or パート / アルバイト (part-time).