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役人 (やくにん): government official — Japanese vocabulary

役人 is read やくにん and means "government official". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

役人

Reading
やくにん · yakunin
Translation
government official
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
やくにんが

Example

彼はこの町の住人によって役人に選ばれた。

かれはこのまちのじゅうにんによってやくにんにえらばれた。

He was elected an official by the inhabitants of this town.

Kanji in this word

  • 役 — role, duty
  • 人 — person

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