Japanese symbol for “trainee”
研修生
けんしゅうせい
Romaji: kenshuusei
trainee
In Japanese, trainee is 研修生, read けんしゅうせい (kenshuusei).
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Meanings
- n trainee
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trainee”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見習い | みならい minarai | apprentice; trainee; probationer |
| 研修員 | けんしゅういん kenshuuin | trainee |
| トレーニー | トレーニー toreenii | trainee |
| 教習生 | きょうしゅうせい kyoushuusei | trainee; student |
| 実習生 | じっしゅうせい jisshuusei | trainee; intern |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 研究 | けんきゅう kenkyuu | research; study; investigation |
| 研究所 | けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujo | research institute; (research) laboratory |
| 研修 | けんしゅう kenshuu | training (esp. in-service); induction course |
| 研磨 | けんま kenma | grinding; polishing |
| 研ぐ | とぐ togu | to sharpen; to hone; to whet |
| 研ぎ | とぎ togi | polish; grinding; sharpening |
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment; correction; revision |
| 修理 | しゅうり shuuri | repair; mending; fixing |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trainee”.
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.