契約社員

Reading

Kana: けいやくしゃいん

Romaji: keiyakushain

Definition

noun

1

contract employee

Kanji

契

Readings: ケイ、 ちぎ.る

Meanings: pledge, promise, vow

約

Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

Example Sentences

短期(たんき)契約(けいやく)社員達(しゃいんたち)は予告(よこく)なしに解雇(かいこ)された。

➥The short term contract employees were dismissed without notice.

景気(けいき)の減退(げんたい)が始(はじ)まると、短期(たんき)契約(けいやく)社員達(しゃいんたち)は次々(つぎつぎ)に一時(いちじ)解雇(かいこ)を言(いわた)い渡()された。

➥As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.