JLPT N4 · Noun

公務員 (koumuin)

公務員 (こうむいん, koumuin) is a Japanese noun meaning “public employee; government employee”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうむいん
Romaji: koumuin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant · noun

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 公務員

公

public, prince, officialコウ・ク・おおやけ · 4 strokes

務

task, dutiesム・つと.める · 11 strokes

員

employee, member, numberイン · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 公務員.

公園こうえん(public) park公正こうせいjustice公平こうへいfair公演こうえんpublic performance公害こうがいpollution公共こうきょうpublic (facilities, service, etc.)公式こうしきofficial公衆こうしゅうthe public公表こうひょうofficial announcement公務こうむofficial business公おおやけofficial公然こうぜんopen公団こうだんpublic corporation公認こうにんofficial recognition

Source: JMdict entry 1274820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.