員
員·member, staff
- On-yomi
- イン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 店員 | てんいん | shop clerk |
| 会員 | かいいん | member |
| 社員 | しゃいん | company employee |
| 駅員 | えきいん | station attendant |
Example sentences
店員さんに道を聞きました。
てんいんさんにみちをききました。
I asked the shop clerk for directions.
姉は銀行の社員です。
あねはぎんこうのしゃいんです。
My older sister works for a bank.
駅員に切符を見せてください。
えきいんにきっぷをみせてください。
Please show your ticket to the station attendant.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 店員 as *てんにん — it is てんいん.
- Dropping the い in 会員 — it is かいいん, with two い sounds.
Memory aid
Picture it
A mouth (口) over a shell of money (貝) — one counted head among the paid members of a group.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 駅員えきいんstation staff
- 社員しゃいんcompany employee
- 店員てんいんshop clerk
- 公務員こうむいんcivil servant
- 会社員かいしゃいんcompany employee
- 事務員じむいんoffice clerk
- 議員ぎいんmember of parliament, legislator
- 全員ぜんいんall members, everyone, the whole staff
- 委員いいんcommittee member
- 会員かいいんmember, membership
- 満員まんいんfull (of people), crowded
- 役員やくいんexecutive, officer, board member
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