インターン
いんたーん
noun
intern; internship
1.
intern; internship
A trainee gaining practical work experience, or the period of such training. Used in both corporate and medical contexts.
夏休みにインターンをする。
I'm doing an internship over summer break.
インターンとして大手企業で働いた。
I worked at a major company as an intern.
インターンの経験が就職活動に役立った。
The internship experience was useful for my job hunting.
来月からインターンの募集が始まるので、早めに応募したい。
Intern recruitment starts next month, so I want to apply early.
A loanword from English "intern." In Japanese, it covers both the person (intern) and the activity/period (internship). The full form インターンシップ is also used, especially when referring to the program itself rather than the person.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- インターンに参加する: to participate in an internship
- インターンを募集する: to recruit interns
- インターン経験: internship experience
- インターン先: internship destination/host company
- 短期インターン: short-term internship
- 長期インターン: long-term internship
SIMILAR WORDS:
- インターンシップ: internship — the full loanword, often used for the program or system
- 研修: training — broader term for any workplace training
- 実習: practicum — hands-on training, especially in teaching or nursing
NOTE:
In medical contexts, インターン historically referred to a system of postgraduate hospital training that was abolished in 1968 but remains in common memory.