正 社 員(せいしゃいん)

せいしゃいん

noun

regular employee, full-time permanent worker

businesswork

1. regular employee, full-time permanent worker

An employee hired on an open-ended, full-time contract with full benefits, job security, and company protections. Distinguished from part-time, contract, or dispatch workers in the Japanese employment system.

来年(らいねん)から正社員(せいしゃいん)になる。

I will become a regular employee starting next year.

正社員(せいしゃいん)と非正規(ひせいき)の待遇(たいぐう)に差(さ)がある。

There is a difference in treatment between regular and non-regular employees.

アルバイトから正社員(せいしゃいん)に登用(とうよう)される制度(せいど)がある会社(かいしゃ)も増(ふ)えている。

More companies now have systems for promoting part-timers to regular employee status.

Usage

A key term in the Japanese employment system. 正社員(せいしゃいん) typically enjoy lifetime employment (終身(しゅうしん)雇用(こよう)), regular salary increases, bonuses, and social insurance. The distinction between 正社員(せいしゃいん) and 非正規(ひせいき)社員(しゃいん) (non-regular workers) is a major social and economic issue in Japan.

Common collocations

正社員(せいしゃいん)として働(はたら)く: to work as a regular employee
正社員(せいしゃいん)登用(とうよう): promotion to regular employee status
正社員(せいしゃいん)募集(ぼしゅう): recruiting for regular positions

Contrasting terms

契約(けいやく)社員(しゃいん): contract employee
派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん): dispatch/temporary worker
パート / アルバイト: part-time worker

Related Words

Compare: 契約(けいやく)社員(しゃいん) (contract employee)

Compare: 派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん) (dispatch worker)

Compare: アルバイト (part-time work)

Compare: パート (part-time worker)

Compare: 嘱託(しょくたく) (commission)

Compare: 日雇(ひやと)い労働者(ろうどうしゃ) (day laborer)

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Added 2026.2.24 15:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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