JLPT N2 · Noun

公務 (koumu)

公務 (こうむ, koumu) is a Japanese noun meaning “official business; public business”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうむ
Romaji: koumu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

official business; public business · noun

Example sentences

公務のために多くの時間がとられる。

My public duties take a lot of time.

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

Kanji in 公務

公

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

務

task, dutiesム・つと.める · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 公務.

公園こうえん(public) park公務員こうむいんpublic employee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 1274810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.