Illustration: At a neighborhood home-appliance company, a young adult in clean work clothes receives a service tool bag from an older colleague beside their parked company van.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

社しゃ会かい人じん

shakaijin

working adult

Example sentences

  1. 社会人しゃかいじんになっても何なんらかの形かたちで音楽おんがくは続つづけたいと思おもってます。

    Even after I get a job, I think I’ll still want to continue some form of music.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 社会人しゃかいじん2年目ねんめでIT系けいの仕事しごとをしています。

    In my second year of employment, I work for an IT firm.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 学生時代がくせいじだいにやり残のこしたことがないか考かんがえて、社会人しゃかいじんになるまでに全部実行ぜんぶじっこうしていこう。

    Think about whether there is anything that you haven’t yet done during your student years, and try to accomplish it before you enter the world of employment.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 社会人

  • 社company; shrineOnシャKunやしろ
  • 会meet; gatherOnカイ・エKunあう・あわせる・あつまる
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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