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)

Related Words

Compare: メンバー (member)

Compare: 部長(ぶちょう) (club president / department head)

Compare: 会員(かいいん) (member)

Compare: 団員(だんいん) (member (of a group, troupe, or organization))

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