員 – JLPT N4 Kanji, Kanji for employee, member, number, the one in charge

員

Strokes: 10

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Onyomi: イン
Kunyomi: -
Name Readings: いな, かず
JLPT: N4
Grade: 3
Frequency: -
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Story

The kanji 員 combines the “mouth” radical (口) with the character for “complete” or “circle” (貝), symbolizing a person who speaks or acts as part of a group. In ancient times, it represented a member, someone belonging to an organization or community. 員 came to mean member, personnel, or employee, capturing inclusion, responsibility, and participation.

Short Story

A mouth within a circle — 員 means member, personnel, or employee.

Mnemonic

Imagine a person as part of a team, contributing their voice — that’s 員, the kanji for member or employee.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
員	いん	member	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
員数	いんずう	(total) number (of people or things), count, quota	common Noun
員外	いんがい	non-membership	Noun
員名	いんめい	member name	Noun
員に備わるのみ	いんにそなわるのみ	being a member of staff but useless as a worker	Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
員林鎮		Yuanlin, Changhua	Wikipedia definition
員林駅		Yuanlin Station	Wikipedia definition
員山郷		Yuanshan, Yilan	Wikipedia definition
員村駅		Yuancun Station	Wikipedia definition

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Example Sentences

Example #1

店員に聞きます。

てんいんにききます

ten’in ni kikimasu

I ask the shop staff.

Example #2

会社の社員です。

かいしゃのしゃいんです

kaisha no shain desu

I am a company employee.

Example #3

会員カードを持っています。

かいいんカードをもっています

kaiin kaado o motteimasu

I have a membership card.

Example #4

店員が商品を説明します。

てんいんがしょうひんをせつめいします

ten’in ga shouhin o setsumei shimasu

The shop staff explains the product.

Example #5

社員と話します。

しゃいんとはなします

shain to hanashimasu

I talk with an employee.

Example #6

会員登録をします。

かいいんとうろくをします

kaiin touroku o shimasu

I register as a member.

Example #7

店員に案内してもらいます。

てんいんにあんないしてもらいます

ten’in ni annai shite moraimasu

I am guided by the shop staff.

Example #8

社員が会議に参加します。

しゃいんがかいぎにさんかします

shain ga kaigi ni sanka shimasu

The employee participates in the meeting.

Example #9

会員番号を書きます。

かいいんばんごうをかきます

kaiin bangou o kakimasu

I write my membership number.

Example #10

店員が笑顔で迎えます。

てんいんがえがおでむかえます

ten’in ga egao de mukaemasu

The shop staff greets with a smile.

Example #11

社員が書類を整理します。

しゃいんがしょるいをせいりします

shain ga shorui o seiri shimasu

The employee organizes the documents.

Example #12

会員特典を使います。

かいいんとくてんをつかいます

kaiin tokuten o tsukaimasu

I use the member benefits.

Example #13

店員が荷物を運びます。

てんいんがにもつをはこびます

ten’in ga nimotsu o hakobimasu

The shop staff carries the luggage.

Example #14

社員と一緒に働きます。

しゃいんといっしょにはたらきます

shain to issho ni hatarakimasu

I work together with employees.

Example #15

会員は特別な席に座ります。

かいいんはとくべつなせきにすわります

kaiin wa tokubetsu na seki ni suwarimasu

Members sit in special seats.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 員

JLPT: n4

Strokes: 10

Grade: 3

Unicode: 54E1

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