職員(しょくいん)

しょくいん
noun
staff member; employee; personnel
1. staff member; employee; personnel
A person employed in an organization, especially in government offices, schools, hospitals, or other public institutions.
職員(しょくいん)に聞(き)いてください。
Please ask a staff member.
市役所(しやくしょ)の職員(しょくいん)が対応(たいおう)してくれた。
A city hall employee helped me.
この病院(びょういん)には約(やく)500人(にん)の職員(しょくいん)が働(はたら)いている。
About 500 staff members work at this hospital.

Primarily used for employees of public institutions such as government offices, schools, and hospitals. Less commonly used for private-sector employees, where 社員(しゃいん) or 従業員(じゅうぎょういん) are preferred.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 職員(しょくいん)室(しつ): staff room
  • 職員(しょくいん)会議(かいぎ): staff meeting
  • 職員(しょくいん)募集(ぼしゅう): staff recruitment
  • 公務員(こうむいん)職員(しょくいん): government employee
  • 常勤(じょうきん)職員(しょくいん): full-time staff
  • 非常勤(ひじょうきん)職員(しょくいん): part-time staff

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 社員(しゃいん): company employee — specifically for private companies
  • 従業員(じゅうぎょういん): employee — broader term, any workplace
  • 公務員(こうむいん): civil servant — specifically government workers
  • スタッフ: staff — loanword, common in service and media industries
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