(しょいん)

しょいん
noun
staff member of a station or bureau (especially police)
1. station staff; bureau employee (especially police)
A person employed at an official station or bureau. Most commonly refers to staff at a police station, fire station, or similar government office.
署員(しょいん)現場(げんば)()かった。
Station staff headed to the scene.
消防署(しょうぼうしょ)署員(しょいん)訓練(くんれん)(おこな)った。
Staff from the fire station conducted a training exercise.
警察署(けいさつしょ)署員(しょいん)全員(ぜんいん)(あつ)まって、事件(じけん)捜査方針(そうさほうしん)確認(かくにん)した。
All staff at the police station gathered to confirm the investigation plan for the case.

Refers to employees or staff members of a (しょ) (station/bureau). Most commonly encountered in the context of police (警察署(けいさつしょ)) or fire departments (消防署(しょうぼうしょ)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 警察(けいさつ)署員(しょいん) (police station staff)
  • 消防(しょうぼう)署員(しょいん) (fire station staff)
  • 署員(しょいん)()けつける (staff rush to the scene)

Frequently appears in news reports about emergency response and law enforcement.