員

Meaning

員 centers on a person who belongs to a group or holds a role: an employee, a member, or the one in charge. The 'number' sense comes from counting members of a group.

• 全員ぜんいん

  all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

• 員いん

  member

• 議員ぎいん

  member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

• 委員いいん

  committee member

• 会員かいいん

  member; the membership

• 社員しゃいん

  company employee

• 職員しょくいん

  staff member; employee; worker; personnel

• 店員てんいん

  employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

• 役員やくいん

  director; executive

• 公務員こうむいん

  public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

• 教員きょういん

  teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

• 隊員たいいん

  troops; group members; team members; SDF officials

• 一員いちいん

  one person; one member

• 人員じんいん

  number of persons; personnel

• 部員ぶいん

  staff; member (club, society, etc.)

• 動員どういん

  mobilization; mobilisation

• 満員まんいん

  full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

• 定員ていいん

  fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; numerical limit; complement

• 要員よういん

  (necessary) personnel; required person

• 乗員じょういん

  crew member; crewman; crew

• 党員とういん

  party member

• 船員せんいん

  sailor; seaman; seafarer

• 駅員えきいん

  (train) station attendant; station employee; station staff

• 教職員きょうしょくいん

  teaching staff; faculty

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