Character Info
| Property |
Value |
| Kanji |
員 |
| Strokes |
10 |
| Radical |
口 (mouth) |
| JLPT Level |
N4 |
Readings
| Type |
Japanese |
Romaji |
| On-yomi |
イン |
in |
| Kun-yomi |
— (no kun-yomi) |
— |
Vocabulary
| Word |
Reading |
Romaji |
English |
| 社員 |
しゃいん |
shain |
company employee |
| 会員 |
かいいん |
kaiin |
member |
| 店員 |
てんいん |
ten'in |
shop staff |
| 全員 |
ぜんいん |
zen'in |
all members, everyone |
| 委員 |
いいん |
iin |
committee member |
Stroke Order
- 口 at top. 2-7. 貝 (shell/money) below.
Mnemonic
A mouth (口) on top of a shell (貝) — a member who gets paid (shell = ancient currency) and has a voice.
Common Confusion Pairs
| Confused With |
How to Distinguish |
| 貝 (shell) |
員 has 口 on top; 貝 is just the shell character alone |
| 買 (buy) |
買 has 罒 (net) on top; 員 has 口 |