How to say 'Member' in Japanese | 員

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The Japanese word for Member is 'In', written as 員 in Japanese.'Member' in hiragana is いん.

word

員

Meaning

Member

Reading

いん

Kanji

員Member

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '員 (いん)' is used to denote a member or a person associated with a particular group, organization, or role. It is commonly attached to nouns to indicate someone's affiliation or position. For example: company employee「会社員」(かいしゃいん). staff member「職員」(しょくいん). This suffix is versatile and can be used in various contexts to specify a person's role within a group or organization.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

488

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 員

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

員

Meaning

Member

Words Related to 員 Through the Kanji 員

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 員 as well.

word

駅員

Meaning

Station staff

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委員

Meaning

Committee

word

社員

Meaning

Employee

word

全員

Meaning

Everyone

word

議員

Meaning

Assembly member

word

職員

Meaning

Staff

word

一員

Meaning

Member

word

会員

Meaning

Member

word

委員会

Meaning

Committee

word

公務員

Meaning

Civil servant

word

事務員

Meaning

Clerk

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従業員

Meaning

Employee

word

役員

Meaning

Executive

word

店員

Meaning

Clerk

word

教員

Meaning

Teacher

word

満員

Meaning

Full, Crowded

word

動員

Meaning

Mobilization

word

定員

Meaning

Capacity

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What does 'In' (員) mean?

'In' means 'Member' .

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