工員
こういん
kouin
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 59 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
工員 (こういん (kouin)) means "Factory worker". It is read こういん (kouin). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Factory worker
Also : Mill worker · Factory hand
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Example Sentences
新しい工員が入ってきたので、先輩たちが仕事を教えてあげた。
あたらしいこういんがはいってきたので、せんぱいたちがしごとをおしえてあげた。
When a new factory worker joined, the senior workers taught them the ropes.
その工場で働く工員たちは、厳しい条件下でも精一杯働いている。
そのこうじょうではたらくこういんたちは、きびしいじょうけんかでもせいいっぱいはたらいている。
The factory workers at that plant work diligently even under harsh conditions.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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