駐在員

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 駐在員(ちゅうざいいん) is a person stationed in a particular place for work.
• Basic usage: It refers to someone handling local duties for an organization, such as an employee assigned to an overseas branch.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Being stationed and making a business trip
  • 出張 centers on going elsewhere for work, while 駐在 focuses on remaining at a particular location to carry out duties.
  • The assignment and role matter more than treating a fixed number of days as the dividing line.
• Person and work arrangement
  • 駐在員 names the person, while 駐在する describes being stationed and working locally.