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公務員 (こうむいん) — government worker | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

公務員

こうむいん

noun

Meanings

1government worker
2public servant
3public employee
4government employee
5public-sector worker

Example sentence

彼は２０年前、大学を卒業するとすぐに公務員になった。

He entered civil service 20 years ago right after college.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

公Public, Prince, Official4 strokes 務Task, Duties11 strokes 員Employee, Member, Number10 strokes

More words with 公

公募こうぼ · public appealN1 公然こうぜん · openlyN1 公おおやけ · publicN1 公衆こうしゅう · the publicN2 公表こうひょう · official announcement

Full entry on Jisho

N2

公園こうえん · a parkN5

公立こうりつ · public institutionN1

公団こうだん · public corporationN1

More words with 務

業務ぎょうむ · businessN1 勤務きんむ · serviceN1 職務しょくむ · professional dutiesN1 庶務しょむ · general affairsN1 税務署ぜいむしょ · tax officeN1 務まるつとまる · be equalN1 義務ぎむ · dutyN3 任務にんむ · dutyN1

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