Vocab Info

N4 Noun

サラリーマンoffice worker, company employee, company man, salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

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    Bunpro Summary

    A broad term for a man who holds a job in a professional setting, often working at a desk and performing administrative tasks.

    1. Noun

      1.

      office worker, company employee, company man, salaryman

      Wasei, From English “salaryman”

    All Forms

    サラリーマン

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    Examples

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      (わたし)(ちち)サラリーマンだ。

      My father is an office worker.

      • N4

      あなたはサラリーマンですか?

      Are you a salary man?

      • N4

      (ぼく)は、サラリーマンはかっこいいと(おも)います。

      I think salary men are cool!

      • N4

      サラリーマンとしてどんどん出世(しゅっせ)したいと(かんが)えている。

      As an office worker, I want to climb the corporate ladder more and more.

      • N3

      あなたにはサラリーマンとしての自覚(じかく)(ほこ)りを()って()しい。

      I want you to have self-awareness and pride as an office worker.

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