Japanese symbol for “member”
会員
かいいん
Romaji: kaiin
member; the membership
In Japanese, member is 会員, read かいいん (kaiin).
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 member; the membership
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “member”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| メンバー | メンバー menbaa | member; participant; attendee |
| 員 | いん in | member |
| 部員 | ぶいん buin | staff; member (club, society, etc.) |
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure) |
| メン | メン men | member |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
| 会場 | かいじょう kaijou | assembly hall; meeting place; venue |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “member”.
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.