員
Employee
Meanings
Employee, Member, Number, The One In Charge
On'yomi
いん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
員 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
員 (Employee) is taught on WaniKani at level 12 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #54 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 12
Words using 員
委員いいんcommittee member委員会いいんかいcommittee委員長いいんちょうchairperson (of a committee)一員いちいんone person員いんmember員数いんずう(total) number (of people or things)駅員えきいん(train) station attendant課員かいんsection staff会員かいいんmember会社員かいしゃいんcompany employee議員ぎいんmember of an assembly客員きゃくいんguest member教員きょういんteacher教職員きょうしょくいんteaching staff局員きょくいんclerk欠員けついんvacant position
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