員 Kanji – employee
The Japanese kanji 員 can mean employee, member, number, the one in charge.
Meaning and Readings
How is 員 read?
員 has the onyomi reading イン.
In romaji, these readings can be written as in.
Common Japanese Words Using 員
These common Japanese words contain 員. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 委員（いいん） — committee member
- 委員会（いいんかい） — committee, commission, board, panel, committee meeting
- 委員長（いいんちょう） — chairperson (of a committee), chair, chairman, chairwoman, president
- 一員（いちいん） — one person, one member
- 員（いん） — member
- 員数（いんずう） — (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 駅員（えきいん） — (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 課員（かいん） — section staff
- 会員（かいいん） — member, the membership
- 会社員（かいしゃいん） — company employee, office worker, white-collar worker
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