メンバー（メンバー、menbaー）
- member

The Japanese word メンバー, written in katakana, directly translates to "member" in English. It refers to an individual who is part of a group, team, organization, or club. This can be a very broad term, applicable to anything from a sports team to a company's staff or even a group of friends. It emphasizes the sense of belonging and participation within a collective.

⚫︎チームのメンバー Translation: Team member ⚫︎会社のメンバー Translation: Company member / Employee ⚫︎クラブのメンバー Translation: Club member

You use メンバー to refer to someone who is a part of any group. It's a very versatile word. You can use it in various contexts, from formal to informal. When speaking about a specific group, the word is often preceded by the group's name or type, like "team" or "company." For example, to say "a member of the team," you would say チームのメンバー.

メンバー is primarily written in katakana. This is because it is a loanword from English. There is no kanji for メンバー.

⚫︎ 会員 (かいん): Member (specifically of an organization or club) ⚫︎ 構成員 (こうせいいん): Member; constituent (more formal) ⚫︎ 仲間 (なかま): Companion; fellow; comrade; colleague (informal, depending on context) ⚫︎ 社員 (しゃいん): Employee; company member

⚫︎ 非メンバー (ひメンバー): Non-member ⚫︎ 退会者 (たいかいしゃ): Person who has withdrawn from membership / Former member

このプロジェクトのメンバーは全部で5人です。 ・Translation: There are five members in total on this project. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the number of people who are participating in a project.

私はそのクラブのメンバーではありません。 ・Translation: I am not a member of that club. ・Explanation: This sentence states that the speaker does not belong to a certain club.

The word メンバー comes directly from the English word "member." It was adopted into the Japanese language as a loanword, retaining the same meaning.