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店員

Shop Staff


Meaning

Shop Staff, 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

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

Patterns of Use

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

  • 店員さん

    store employee

    店員どうし

    fellow shop employees, between shop employees

    店員たち

    store employees

  • コンビニの店員

    convenience store employee

    ショップの店員

    shop employee

    店の店員

    shop employee

  • 店員に聞く

    to ask a store employee

    店員にもらう

    to receive from a store employee

    店員に言う

    to say to a store employee

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