要員
See also: 要员
Chinese
important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce | person; employee; member | ||
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trad. (要員) | 要 | 員 | |
simp. (要员) | 要 | 员 |
Pronunciation
Noun
要員
- important official
- key participant; VIP
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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要 | 員 |
よう Grade: 4 | いん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
First attested in 1941.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) よーいん [yòóíń] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [jo̞ːĩɴ]
Noun
要員 • (yōin) ←えうゐん (euwin)?
- [from 1941] necessary personnel
References
- “要員”, 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
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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要 | 員 |
Noun
要員 • (yowon) (hangeul 요원)
- Hanja form? of 요원 (“personnel”).