Illustration: At a Japanese public library’s service counter, a staff member wearing a plain identification holder helps a small child return an enormous stack of picture books. The worker steadies the wobbling pile with one hand while operating the return scanner with the other.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

職しょく員いん

shokuin

staff member

Example sentences

  1. 職員しょくいん以外入室禁止いがいにゅうしつきんし。

    Admittance to staff members only.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 事務所じむしょの職員しょくいんは迅速じんそくかつ効率的こうりつてきに働はたらいて、その問題もんだいを解決かいけつした。

    The office staff worked quickly and efficiently to resolve the problem.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その火事かじは職員しょくいんが帰宅きたくした後のちで起おこった。

    The fire broke out after the staff went home.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 職員

  • 職post; employmentOnショク・ソク
  • 員employee; memberOnイン

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