欠員(けついん)

けついん
noun
vacancy; unfilled position
formalwork
1. vacancy; unfilled position; open slot
A position or role that is currently unoccupied because a member has left or the position has not yet been filled.
欠員(けついん)が出(で)た。
A vacancy has opened up.
欠員(けついん)を補充(ほじゅう)するために募集(ぼしゅう)をかけた。
We put out a recruitment call to fill the vacancy.
退職(たいしょく)による欠員(けついん)が続(つづ)いており、現場(げんば)の負担(ふたん)が増(ふ)えている。
Vacancies due to resignations keep piling up, increasing the burden on those still working.

A formal term commonly used in workplace and organizational contexts.

Common collocations

Usage

Used in formal and business contexts. In casual conversation, people would more likely say 人(ひと)が足(た)りない (we're short-staffed) or ポストが空(あ)いている (the position is open).

Related Words

Related: 空席(くうせき) (empty seat)
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Added 2026.3.3 21:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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