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工員 (こういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

工こう員いん

こ

う

い

ん

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a person employed in a factory, typically in a manual or production role. Neutral term.

彼かれは自じ動どう車しゃ工こう場じょうの工こう員いんとして働はたらいている。
He works as a factory worker at an automobile plant.
工こう員いんたちは新あたらしい

機き

械かい

の

使つか

い

方かた

を

学まな

ん

だ

。

The factory workers learned how to use the new machines.

Kanji

工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
員employee, member, number

Similar words

労ろう働どう者しゃ
A broader term for 'worker' or 'laborer' in general, not limited to factories.
職しょく人にん
Refers to a skilled craftsman or artisan, often with specialized training, unlike a general factory worker.

Etymology

Compound of 工 (こう, 'industry' or 'manufacturing') and 員 (いん, 'member' or 'personnel'). The kanji combination directly conveys 'factory personnel'.