(しごとなかま)

しごとなかま
noun
work colleague; workmate; coworker
workpeople
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(しごとなかま)(ひる)(はん)()べた
I had lunch with my work colleagues.
(かれ)ただ仕事仲間(しごとなかま)ではなく親友(しんゆう)だ。
He's not just a work colleague — he's a close friend.
I often go out drinking with my coworkers on weekends.

Carries a warmer, more personal tone than 同僚(どうりょう) (colleague). 仲間(なかま) implies camaraderie and a sense of being on the same team, so 仕事仲間(しごとなかま) suggests people you get along with at work, not merely people who happen to work at the same place.

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