員 clerk

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETASUF
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.)

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