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員
Kyōiku Kanji

員 — member

Grade 3いん
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員 (readings: いん; Japanese kanji) means “member”. It is a Grade 3 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 3 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 会員 (member).

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What does 員 mean?

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Kanji員
Meaningmember
Readingsいん
GradeGrade 3 (Medium)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example会員 (member)

How to read 員

員 is read いん depending on the word.

Words with 員

  • 店員てんいんnhân viên cửa hàng
  • 全員ぜんいんtoàn đội
  • 委員ủy viên
  • 会員hội viên
  • 公務員công chức
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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