～員

～いん · ～in · JLPT N4 · noun

member of ~

🪪 員 = member: 会社員 company member, 店員 shop member, 駅員 station member

員 (in) is a suffix meaning a person who belongs to a group or staff. Sound hook: the member is IN the group. Attach it to a place or organisation: 会社 + 員 = company employee, 店 + 員 = shop clerk, 銀行 + 員 = bank worker.

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