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公務員

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

公務員 — “civil servant, public official”

公務員 (read こうむいん) means civil servant, public official. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

こうむいん

Meaning

civil servant, public official

公務員 in a sentence

兄あには公務こうむ員いんです。

My older brother is a civil servant.

The kanji in 公務員

公public, everyone's
務duty, obligation
員member, staff

Words that share a kanji with 公務員

公園こうえん— a park
公平こうへい— fair, impartial
公害こうがい— pollution, environmental damage
公共こうきょう— public, communal
公式こうしき— official, formal; (math) formula
公衆こうしゅう— the public, the general public
公正こうせい— fair, just, impartial
公表こうひょう— official announcement, public disclosure

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