Japanese Vocabulary for the Workplace
18/06/2020Updated 08/01/20242 min read
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Japanese Vocabulary for the Workplace
This is a set of Japanese vocabulary for anyone working in a company or an office.
We hope it is useful material for everyone learning Japanese.

| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 会社 | かいしゃ | kaisha | office / company / organisation / firm |
| 会社員 | かいしゃいん | kaisha in | office worker |
| 株式会社 | かぶしきがいしゃ | kabu shiki gaisha |
joint-stock company |
| 有限会社 | ゆうげんがいしゃ | yuugen gaisha | limited company |
| 企業 | きぎょう | kigyou | company / enterprise |
| 大手企業 | おおてきぎょう | oote kigyou | large enterprise |
| 中小企業 | ちゅうしょうきぎ ょう |
chuushou kigyou | small and medium enterprise |
| 営業部 | えいぎょうぶ | eigyou bu | sales department |
| 開発部 | かいはつぶ | kaihatsu bu | development department |
| 人事部 | じんじぶ | jinji bu | human resources department |
| 総務部 | そうむぶ | soumu bu | general affairs department |
| 事務所 | じむしょ | jimu sho | office |
| 事務員 | じむいん | jimu in | office secretary |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん | juugyou in | worker, employee |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | sha chou | president |
| 副社長 | ふくしゃちょう | fuku sha shou | vice-president |
| 部長 | ぶちょう | bu chou | department head |
| 課長 | かちょう | ka chou | section chief (above kakarichou) |
| 係長 | かかりちょう | kakari chou | team leader |
| 専務 | せんむ | senmu | managing director |
| 総支配人 | そうしはいにん | Sou shihai nin | general manager |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく | tori shimari yaku | company director / board member |
| 上司 | じょうし | joushi | superior, boss |
| 部下 | ぶか | buka | subordinate |
| 派遣会社 | はけんがいしゃ | haken gaisha | temporary staffing agency |
| 派遣社員 | はけんしゃいん | haken shain | temporary worker |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | dou ryou | colleague |
| 判子 | はんこ | hanko | personal seal |
| 印鑑 | いんかん | inkan | personal seal |
| 企画書 | きかくしょ | kikaku sho | plan document |
| 新製品 | しんせいひん | shin seihin | new product |
| 書類 | しょるい | shorui | documents |
| 受付 | うけつけ | uke tsuke | reception area |
| 面接 | めんせつ | mensetsu | interview |
| 通勤ラッシュ | つうきんラッシュ | tsukin rasshu | rush-hour commute |
| 残業 | ざんぎょう | zan gyou | overtime (OT) |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | shucchou | business trip |
| 有給休暇 | ゆうきゅうきゅう か |
yuukyuu kyuuka | paid leave |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう | kyuuryou | salary |
| ボーナス | bo-nasu | bonus | |
| 年金 | ねんきん | nenkin | pension |
| 保険 | ほけん | hoken | insurance |
| 名刺 | めいし | meishi | business card |
| 欠勤 | けっきん | kekkin | absence (a day or two off) |
| 欠勤届 | けっきんとどけ | kekkin todoke | absence report |
| 辞表 | じひょう | jihyou | letter of resignation |
| お客さん | おきゃくさん | okyaku san | customer, client |
| 御中 | おんちゅう | onchuu | form of address to another company at the head of a letter |
| 敬具 | けいぐ | keigu | Yours sincerely (used at the end of a letter) |
| 会議 | かいぎ | kaigi | meeting, conference |
| 会議室 | かいぎしつ | kaigi shitsu | meeting room |
| コンピューター | konpyu-ta- | computer | |
| プリンター | purinta- | printer | |
| コピー機 | コピーき | kopi-ki | photocopier |
| ファクス | fakusu | fax machine | |
| 電話 | でんわ | denwa | telephone |
See also:
Japanese Terminology for Employment Contracts
Japanese Vocabulary for Occupations