販 売 員(はんばいいん)

はんばいいん

noun

sales clerk; salesperson

1. sales clerk; salesperson; sales staff

A person whose job is to sell products, typically in a retail store. A neutral, professional term for someone working in sales.

販売員(はんばいいん)に聞(き)いてみよう。

Let's ask the sales clerk.

デパートの販売員(はんばいいん)として働(はたら)いている。

I work as a salesperson at a department store.

親切(しんせつ)な販売員(はんばいいん)が商品(しょうひん)の特徴(とくちょう)を丁寧(ていねい)に説明(せつめい)してくれた。

A friendly salesperson carefully explained the features of the product.

販売員(はんばいいん) is a professional term for a salesperson, commonly seen in job listings and business contexts.

Forms

販売(はんばい) (selling, sales) + 員(いん) (member, staff).

Common collocations

販売員(はんばいいん)として働(はたら)く: to work as a salesperson
販売員(はんばいいん)を募集(ぼしゅう)する: to recruit sales staff
販売員(はんばいいん)研修(けんしゅう): salesperson training

Similar words

店員(てんいん): shop clerk (everyday, general term for store staff)
販売員(はんばいいん): salesperson (more professional, used in job listings)
営業(えいぎょう)マン / 営業(えいぎょう)担当(たんとう): sales representative (business-to-business)
売(う)り子(こ): vendor, hawker (casual, often for street or event sales)

Related Words

Compare: 店員(てんいん) (shop clerk)

Compare: 営業(えいぎょう)マン (sales representative)

Compare: 売人(ばいにん) (dealer)

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Added 2026.3.23 19:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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