社 員 証(しゃいんしょう)

しゃいんしょう

noun

employee ID card

1. employee ID card; company ID badge

An identification card issued by a company to its employees, used for building access, identity verification, and other workplace purposes.

社員証(しゃいんしょう)を見(み)せてください。

Please show your employee ID.

社員証(しゃいんしょう)がないとビルに入(はい)れない。

You can't enter the building without your employee ID.

退職(たいしょく)する時(とき)に社員証(しゃいんしょう)を返却(へんきゃく)しなければならない。

You must return your employee ID card when you resign.

A compound of 社員(しゃいん) (company employee) and 証(しょう) (proof/certificate). In many Japanese companies, the 社員証(しゃいんしょう) doubles as a security access card and is worn on a lanyard around the neck.

Common collocations

社員証(しゃいんしょう)を提示(ていじ)する: to present one's employee ID
社員証(しゃいんしょう)を忘(わす)れる: to forget one's employee ID
社員証(しゃいんしょう)を返却(へんきゃく)する: to return one's employee ID
社員証(しゃいんしょう)をかざす: to hold up one's employee ID (to a reader)

Related words

身分証(みぶんしょう): identification card (general)
学生証(がくせいしょう): student ID card
名札(なふだ): name tag/badge

Related Words

Related: 身分証(みぶんしょう) (identification card)

Related: 学生証(がくせいしょう) (student ID card)

Related: 名札(なふだ) (name tag/badge)

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