The Japanese Radical: 員


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Member    員

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT 4Joyo 3
member
IN
Top: mouth 口, below: shell/money 貝 (Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八)
(In a singing club) If you have a mouth and money you can become a member.  
JLPT 3Joyo 4
reward, prize, praise
SHŌ
Top: furthermore, respect 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with window 口 is furthermore also respected. HERE: 尚 image of the hand's palm with three fingers. cf. 掌), below: money 貝 Or: A member 員 with a crown
The crown is given to the member 員 as a reward. Or: In his hand's palm, he got the money as reward.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
be damaged, loss, spoil, miss
sokonau, SON
Left: hand 扌, right: member 員 (Who has a mouth 口 and money 貝 can become a member.)
The hand of that member has been damaged.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
rhyme, tone
IN
Left: sound 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]), right: member 員 (Who has a mouth 口 and money 貝, can become a member.)
Sounds, that are (mutually) members are the rhymes.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
compensate, redeem
tsugunau, SHŌ
Left: person 人, right: prize/reward 賞 (The crown is given to the member 員 as reward.)
The person gets a reward as compensation.  

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