How do you read 署員?

署員 is read しょいん (shoin), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 署員?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 署員 in romaji?

署員 is written shoin in romaji.

署員しょいん

しょいん · shoin

noun

Staff member, station employee, official

Other ways to say “staff member” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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員Employee, Member, Number 音いん JLPT N4 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

署名しょめいsignature ～署～しょdepartment 税務署ぜいむしょtax office 消防署しょうぼうしょfire station 会員かいいんmember, the membership 満員まんいんfull house, no vacancy, sold out 定員ていいんfixed number of regular personnel, capacity (e.g., of boat)職員しょくいんstaff member, personnel

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What does 署員 mean?

Staff member, station employee, official.

How do you pronounce 署員?

しょいん (shoin). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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