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会員 (かいいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

会かい員いん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

member; membership

Refers to an individual member of an organization, or collectively to the membership body. Common in formal and everyday contexts.

彼かれはクラブの会かい員いんです。
He is a member of the club.
会かい員いんの皆みな様さまにご案あん内ない申もうし上あ

げ

ます

。

We inform all members of the following.

Kanji

会meeting, meet, party
員employee, member, number

Similar words

メンバー
メンバー is a casual loanword for 'member', often used for teams or informal groups, while 会員 is more formal and typically used for registered members of organizations.
会かい員いん証しょう
会員証 is a membership card, a compound using 会員.

Etymology

Compound of 会 (kai, 'meeting, association') and 員 (in, 'member, personnel'). The reading is on'yomi.