部員(ぶいん)

ぶいん
noun
club member; team member; department staff
1. club member; team member; department staff
A member of a 部(ぶ) — either a school/university club (文化部(ぶんかぶ), 運動部(うんどうぶ)) or, in a company, a member of a department (営業部(えいぎょうぶ), 人事部(じんじぶ)). Context determines which sense applies, but the school-club usage is by far the most common in everyday speech.
テニス部(ぶ)の部員(ぶいん)を募集(ぼしゅう)している。
The tennis club is recruiting members.
新入(しんにゅう)の部員(ぶいん)が十人(じゅうにん)入(はい)った。
Ten new members joined the club.
部長(ぶちょう)は部員(ぶいん)全員(ぜんいん)の意見(いけん)を聞(き)いてから方針(ほうしん)を決(き)めた。
The club president listened to all the members' opinions before deciding on a policy.

Compound of 部(ぶ) (club, department, division) + 員(いん) (member). The senior member who leads the 部(ぶ) is the 部長(ぶちょう).

USAGE:

  • School/university: 部員(ぶいん) = a member of a club such as 野球(やきゅう)部(ぶ), 吹奏楽(すいそうがく)部(ぶ), etc.
  • Workplace: 部員(ぶいん) = a member of a department, e.g. 営業部(えいぎょうぶ)の部員(ぶいん) (sales department staff)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 部員(ぶいん)を募集(ぼしゅう)する: to recruit club members
  • 新入(しんにゅう)部員(ぶいん): new club member
  • 部員(ぶいん)全員(ぜんいん): all the members
  • 部員(ぶいん)数(すう): number of members

SIMILAR / RELATED WORDS:

  • メンバー: member — broader, casual; covers any kind of group
  • 部長(ぶちょう): club president / department head — leader of the 部(ぶ)
  • 会員(かいいん): member (of an association or organization) — used for 会(かい), not 部(ぶ)
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