How to say "intern" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe common, default word for a person doing an internship — typically a student or recent graduate spending a period working at a company — and it can also refer to the internship itself.
- 実習生じっしゅうせいnounEssentially 'trainee': a person undergoing practical training, with 'intern' only a secondary rendering. It is the less common option, and when you mean someone on an internship, インターン is normally the better pick.
For a person doing an internship, the katakana loanword 「インターン」 is the common default; 実習生, whose core meaning is trainee, is a less common alternative that stresses practical training.
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