Vocabulary

What does 公務員 (こうむいん, koumuin) mean?

公務員 (こうむいん, koumuin) means civil servant, government employee.

Quick facts
Readingこうむいん
Romajikoumuin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
こうむいん
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoumuin

civil servant, government employee

  1. 1noun public employee; government employee; public-sector worker

Example sentences

  • My father is a civil servant at the city office.

  • I heard my older brother wants to become a civil servant.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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