Japanese symbol for “staff”
部員
ぶいん
Romaji: buin
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
In Japanese, staff is 部員, read ぶいん (buin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n staff; member (club, society, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “staff”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幹部 | かんぶ kanbu | management; (executive) staff; leaders |
| スタッフ | スタッフ sutaffu | staff; staff member |
| 幕僚 | ばくりょう bakuryou | staff; staff officer |
| 杖 | つえ tsue | cane; walking stick; staff |
| 部内 | ぶない bunai | the staff; inside the department |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 倶楽部 | クラブ kurabu | club; fraternity; sorority |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zen'in | all members; all hands; everyone |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
See also: Chinese symbol for “staff”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.