社 員(しゃいん)

しゃいん

noun

company employee

formaloccupation work

1. company employee, staff member

A person employed by a company, typically as a regular full-time employee.

彼女(かのじょ)は大(おお)きな会社(かいしゃ)の社員(しゃいん)だ。

She is an employee of a large company.

新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん)の研修(けんしゅう)が始(はじ)まった。

Training for new employees has begun.

社員(しゃいん)食堂(しょくどう)で昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べる。

I eat lunch at the employee cafeteria.

うちの会社(かいしゃ)は社員(しゃいん)が200人(にん)いる。

Our company has 200 employees.

正(せい)社員(しゃいん)として採用(さいよう)されることを目指(めざ)している。

I'm aiming to be hired as a full-time employee.

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

社員(しゃいん): company employee (general)
会社員(かいしゃいん): office worker, company employee
従業員(じゅうぎょういん): employee (more formal/general)
スタッフ: staff (from English)

Usage

社員(しゃいん) implies full-time regular employment
Part-time workers are usually not called 社員(しゃいん)

Related Words

Synonym: 会社員(かいしゃいん) (office worker)

Synonym: 従業員(じゅうぎょういん) (employee (formal))

Compare: スタッフ (staff)

Compare: 構成員(こうせいいん) (member)

Compare: 職員(しょくいん) (staff member)

Compare: 行員(こういん) (bank employee)

Compare: 団員(だんいん) (member (of a group, troupe, or organization))

Compare: ワーカー (worker)

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Added 2026.1.11 20:14 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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