員

member

JLPT N4 Grade 3 10 strokes

On'yomi: イン
Radical: 口 · mouth (mouth, opening)

員 means "member". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イン. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

駅員えきいん

station staff

員 in example sentences

私わたしは銀行員ぎんこういんです。

Watashi wa ginkouin desu.

I'm a banker.
私わたしは会員かいいんでした。

Watashi wa kaiin deshita.

I was a member.
全員ぜんいんここにいる？

Zen'in koko ni iru?

Is everyone here?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 員

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Common questions

What does the kanji 員 mean?: 員 means "member". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 員 have?: 員 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 員 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イン.
What JLPT level is 員?: 員 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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