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派遣社員

Reading

Kana: はけんしゃいん
Romaji: hakenshain
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

See also: 正社員 (reading せいしゃいん)

Kanji

派
Reading: ハ
Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
遣
Readings: ケン、 つか.う、 -つか.い、 -づか.い、 つか.わす、 や.る
Meanings: dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
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

彼女(かのじょ)は派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)です。
➥She is a temp.
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せっかく採用(さいよう)した派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)がすぐに辞(や)めてしまった。
➥The temporary workers that we managed to employ left work right away.
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