Kanji: 員

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	口 Radical name: くち
Meaning:	Employee, member, number, the one in charge
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 50 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	公務員(こうむいん)	government worker
N4	店員(てんいん)	shop assistant
N3	委員(いいん)	committee member
N3	会員(かいいん)	member, the membership
N3	議員(ぎいん)	member of the Diet, congress or parliament
N3	全員(ぜんいん)	all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew
N2	工員(こういん)	factory worker
N2	定員(ていいん)	fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, etc.)
N2	満員(まんいん)	full house, no vacancy, sold out
N1	員(いん)	member
N1	教員(きょういん)	teaching staff
N1	行員(こういん)	bank clerk
N1	職員(しょくいん)	staff member, personnel
N1	従業員(じゅうぎょういん)	employee, worker
N1	動員(どういん)	mobilization