(こうせいいん)

こうせいいん
noun
member; constituent
1. member; constituent; component member
A person who is part of an organization, group, or body. A formal term emphasizing the person's role as a component of a larger whole.
委員会(いいんかい)構成員(こうせいいん)十名(じゅうめい)だ。
The committee consists of ten members.
構成員(こうせいいん)全員(ぜんいん)会議(かいぎ)出席(しゅっせき)した。
All members attended the meeting.
国際(こくさい)チームの構成員(こうせいいん)様々(さまざま)国籍(こくせき)研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)構成(こうせい)されている。
The members of the international team are made up of researchers of various nationalities.

FORMATION: 構成(こうせい) (composition, formation) + (いん) (member, personnel).

USAGE: 構成員(こうせいいん) is a formal term used in official, legal, and organizational contexts. In everyday speech, メンバー or 会員(かいいん) is more common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 組織(そしき)構成員(こうせいいん): members of an organization
  • 構成員(こうせいいん)全員(ぜんいん): all members
  • 構成員(こうせいいん)資格(しかく): membership qualifications

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 構成員(こうせいいん): formal term emphasizing being part of a structure
  • メンバー: member (casual loanword)
  • 会員(かいいん): member of a club or association
  • 社員(しゃいん): company employee/member