Japanese word

店員

Pronunciation

Romajiten'in

Meaning

  • nounclerk

Example

店員がレジにいます。ten in ga re ji ni i ma su

The clerk is at the register.

Illustration for 店員 (clerk)

More examples

分からないことを店員に聞きました。wa ka ra na i ko to o ten in ni ki ki ma shi ta

I asked the clerk about something I did not understand.

Core concept

Describes a person in a store who helps customers and carries out sales-related tasks.

Common phrases

  • 店員に聞くten in ni ki ku

    ask a clerk

  • 店員を呼ぶten in o yo bu

    call a clerk

  • 店員として働くten in to shi te hatara ku

    work as a clerk

Similar words

販売員hanbaiin: A person whose job is to sell goods or services to customers.
売り子uriko: A person who sells goods, often at a particular place or event.

Definition in Japanese

店で客の応対や商品の販売をする人。mise de kyaku no ō tai ya shō hin no han bai o su ru hito

Word origin

The compound 店員 (ten'in) combines 店 (ten, "shop") and 員 (in, "member") to mean a member of a store's staff.

Usage tips

  • The compound 店員募集 (ten'in boshū) appears in Japanese job advertisements for positions serving customers in shops.

Other meanings

  • salespersonnoun

Opposites

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