1.
work colleague; workmate; coworker
A person one works with, emphasizing the sense of companionship and shared effort rather than formal organizational hierarchy.
仕事仲間と昼ご飯を食べた。
I had lunch with my work colleagues.
彼はただの仕事仲間ではなく、親友だ。
He's not just a work colleague — he's a close friend.
週末に仕事仲間と飲みに行くことが多い。
I often go out drinking with my coworkers on weekends.
Carries a warmer, more personal tone than 同僚 (colleague). 仲間 implies camaraderie and a sense of being on the same team, so 仕事仲間 suggests people you get along with at work, not merely people who happen to work at the same place.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 仕事仲間と飲みに行く: to go drinking with coworkers
- 仕事仲間に恵まれる: to be blessed with good colleagues
- 大切な仕事仲間: valued coworkers
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 同僚: colleague — more formal and neutral; no implication of personal closeness
- 職場の人: people at one's workplace — general, no warmth implied
- 同期: someone who joined the company in the same year — specific to hiring cohort