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원 (員) — staff / member words in Korean
Learn 원 (circle) words for daily life! 👇 🔴 원 [won] - circle
Words in this chart
| Korean | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| 원 | 원 | member |
| 직원 | jigwon | employee |
| 회원 | hoewon | member |
| 인원 | inwon | headcount / people |
| 사원 | sawon | office worker |
| 임원 | imwon | executive |
| 전원 | jeonwon | everyone / all staff |
How these words work together
The hanja 원 (員) is used in Korean words related to people who belong to a group or staff. These words often describe members, employees, or workers in different contexts. Understanding these compounds helps you talk about people in workplaces, organizations, or groups. They show how the concept of 'member' or 'staff' connects to various roles and numbers of people.
Example sentences
우리 회사 직원들은 모두 친절해요.
All the employees at our company are kind.
회원 가입을 하려면 이 양식을 작성하세요.
Please fill out this form to become a member.
회의에는 모든 임원이 참석했습니다.
All the executives attended the meeting.
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