JLPT N2 · Noun

役人 (yakunin)

役人 (やくにん, yakunin) is a Japanese noun meaning “government official”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: やくにん
Romaji: yakunin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

government official · noun

Example sentences

あの役人たちは全然、財政のことはわかっていない。

Those officials don't understand finance at all.

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

Kanji in 役人

役

duty, war, campaignヤク・エキ · 7 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 役人.

役に立つやくにたつto be helpful役やくrole役割やくわりpart重役じゅうやく(company) director主役しゅやくleading part役者やくしゃactor役所やくしょgovernment office役目やくめduty役職やくしょくpost役場やくばtown hall人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult

Source: JMdict entry 1538050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.