Illustration: A neighborhood cleanup team gathers beside a small Japanese river. An established volunteer helps a newcomer fasten the same plain armband worn by everyone else, while another places a pair of litter tongs in the newcomer’s hand.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一いち員いん

ichiin

member

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは野球部やきゅうぶの一員いちいんだ。

    He is a member of the baseball club.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. トムだってチームの一員いちいんだよ。

    Tom is part of the team, too.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この犬いぬは言いわばうちの家族かぞくの一員いちいんだ。

    This dog is, so to speak, a member of our family.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 一員

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 員employee; memberOnイン

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