Kanji: 員 member; employee
JLPT N4 | 10 Strokes
員
On: いん Kun: Meaning: member; employee |
Kanji Parts:
- 口 mouth; opening
- 貝 shellfish; shells; money
Mnemonic Story:
Each member who speaks with her mouth 口 must first shell 貝 out some money.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 公務員【こうむいん】 government worker; public servant
- 店員【てんいん】 employee (of a store); clerk
- 全員【ぜんいん】 all members; everyone; all hands
あの子は、公務員になるのが夢だと話した。
That boy told me that his dream was to become a public servant.
- あの that
- 子 child; boy; girl
- 公務員 public servant; government worker
- になる to become
- のが regarding that [の nominalizes the previous and acts as a pronoun for the entire phrase]
- 夢 dream
- だ is
- と話した said