Meaning

Primary

Shop Staff

Alternatives

Store Staff, Store Employee, Shop Employee, Clerk, Shop Assistant

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The shop member is someone who is a "member" (aka employed by) the shop. This is the shop staff.

Reading

てんいん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 店員がくれる

    a store employee gives

    店員がいる

    there is a store employee

    店員が来る

    a store employee comes

Context Sentences

レジに店員がいない。

There is no staff at the cash register.

店員さんにメニューについて聞いてみよう。

Let's ask the staff about the menu.

あの店員さん、とってもお茶目だったね。

That shop employee was a real kidder, wasn't he?

Kanji Composition