How do you say "office worker" in Japanese?

会社員

kaishain

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "office worker" is 会社員 (kaishain).

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Pronunciation

会社員 is written using kanji. Romanised as kaishain, it sounds roughly like "kah-ee-shah-ee-n" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

Kaishain (会社員) combines kaisha (company) and in (person/employee). Japanese job titles use various endings like shi (士) for licensed professionals or sha (者) for workers.

Example sentence

あの会社員はとても親切です。

Ano kaishain wa totemo shinsetsu desu.

That office worker is very kind.

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How to remember 会社員

Kaisha means company and in means employee. A kaishain is an employee person of a company.

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Questions about 会社員

How do you pronounce 会社員?

会社員 is romanised as kaishain. Say it roughly like "kah-ee-shah-ee-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 会社員 formal or casual?

会社員 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 会社員 written in Japanese?

会社員 is written using kanji. Kaishain (会社員) combines kaisha (company) and in (person/employee).

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