(しゃいん)

しゃいん
noun
company employee
1. company employee, staff member
A person employed by a company, typically as a regular full-time employee.
彼女(かのじょ)(おお)きな会社(かいしゃ)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)研修(けんしゅう)(はじ)まった。
Training for new employees has begun.
社員(しゃいん)食堂(しょくどう)(ひる)(はん)()べる。
I eat lunch at the employee cafeteria.
うちの会社(かいしゃ)社員(しゃいん)が200(にん)いる。
Our company has 200 employees.
(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 (しゃ) (company) + (いん) (member).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん) (new employee)
  • (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 TERMS:

  • 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 NOTES:

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