員 (in) Kanji Meaning: "Employee" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A mouth to feed and a shell of pay: a staff member.

員 means employee

member, number, the one in charge

A mouth to feed and a shell of pay: a staff member.

On'yomi

  • インin

Kun'yomi

  • None

How it's built

  • 口mouth
  • 貝shell

Common words

  • 員いんmember
  • 会員かいいんmember; the membership
  • 動員どういんmobilization; mobilisation
  • 一員いちいんone person; one member

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 員Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 員Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 員Seal
  4. Today

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