JLPT N4 · Town & shops

店員

てんいん

shop assistant

Stroke order of 店員

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

店 · 8 strokes員 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

A 員 member of staff counting 貝 money in the 店 shop is a shop assistant.

Parts: 店 shop (广 building + 占) + 員 member (口 + 貝 shell/money)

The characters in 店員

店みせ — shop (8 strokes)

Example sentence

店員に道を聞きました。

てんいんにみちをききました。

I asked the shop assistant for directions.

Words with 店

店shop 喫茶店coffee shop 百貨店department store 店長store manager 売店kiosk; stand 商店shop 支店branch office 商店街shopping street 書店bookstore 飲食店restaurant; eatery

Words with 員

社員employee 会社員office worker 公務員civil servant 駅員station staff 正社員full-time employee 職員staff member 役員executive; officer 満員full; packed 議員member of parliament

More words: Town & shops

町town 銀行bank 図書館library 映画館cinema 本屋bookshop 売るto sell 売り場sales counter; department 品物goods 買い物shopping 道road; way 公園park 建物building 場所place 入口entrance 出口exit 中古second-hand

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