Dictionary: “契約社員”

契約社員

けいやくしゃいん

contract employee

As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.

Kun/On information

契

On: けい
Kun: ちぎ.る
Stroke count: 9

・pledge

・promise

・vow

約

On: やく
Kun: つづ.まる;つづ.める;つづま.やか
Stroke count: 9

・promise

・approximately

・shrink

社

On: しゃ
Kun: やしろ
Stroke count: 7

・company

・firm

・office

・association

・shrine

員

On: いん
Kun: —
Stroke count: 10

・employee

・member

・number

・the one in charge