Japanese symbol for “employee”
店員
てんいん
Romaji: ten'in
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
In Japanese, employee is 店員, read てんいん (ten'in).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Written forms: 店員. Readings: てんいん、ていいん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “employee”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 職員 | しょくいん shokuin | staff member; employee; worker |
| 使用人 | しようにん shiyounin | employee; servant |
| 雇い | やとい yatoi | employee; employment |
| 抱え | かかえ kakae | employee |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん juugyouin | employee; worker |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 店舗 | てんぽ tenpo | shop; store; establishment |
| 書店 | しょてん shoten | bookshop; bookstore |
| 商店 | しょうてん shouten | shop; store; firm |
| 支店 | してん shiten | branch office; branch store |
| 本店 | ほんてん honten | head office; main office; main store |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zen'in | all members; all hands; everyone |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 委員 | いいん iin | committee member |
See also: Chinese symbol for “employee”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.