# 員 clerk

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA SUF
員 is a SUFFIX - it goes after any word for shop, to mean "a person who works in such a shop." For example,

## Onyomi

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## Mnemonic

| When you give your money to the clerk IN the store, she uses her mouth to say thanks .

## Jukugo

店員(てんいん) | shop staff ★★★★★ 店 (shop) + 員 (clerk) = 店員 (shop staff)
全員(ぜんいん) | all members ★★★★☆ 全 (all) + 員 (clerk) = 全員 (all members) all the members of the group
駅員(えきいん) | train station staff. ★★★☆☆ 駅 (train station) + 員 (clerk) = 駅員 (train station staff. )
委員(いいん) | member of a committee. ★☆☆☆☆ 委 (member) + 員 (clerk) = 委員 (member of a committee.)

## Used In

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