社員
See also: 社员
Chinese
society; group | person; employee; member | ||
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trad. (社員) | 社 | 員 | |
simp. (社员) | 社 | 员 |
Pronunciation
Noun
社員
- member (of a club, society, commune etc.)
Coordinate terms
- 成員/成员 (chéngyuán)
- 隊員/队员 (duìyuán)
- 團員/团员 (tuányuán)
Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | |
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社 | 員 |
しゃ Grade: 2 | いん Grade: 3 |
kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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社員 (kyūjitai) |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
First cited to a text from the late 1870s.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しゃいん [sháꜜìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
- IPA(key): [ɕa̠ĩɴ]
Noun
社員 • (shain) ←しやゐん (syawin)?
- [from late 1870s] member of a company
- 社員食堂
- shain shokudō
- staff cafeteria
- 社員食堂
Usage notes
Often used with reference to a particular company. For “company employee” as an occupation, 会社員 (kaishain) is often used.
References
- “社員”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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社 | 員 |
Noun
社員 • (sawon) (hangeul 사원)
- Hanja form? of 사원 (“member of a company”).