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公務員 (こうむいん): government worker, public servant — Japanese vocabulary

公務員 is read こうむいん and means "government worker, public servant". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

公務員

Reading
こうむいん · koumuin
Translation
government worker, public servant
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
こうむいんが

Example

兄は市役所の公務員です。

あにはしやくしょのこうむいんです。

My older brother is a civil servant at city hall.

Kanji in this word

  • 公 — Public, Prince, Official
  • 務 — duty, 務め
  • 員 — member, staff

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