Vocabulary

What does 公務 (こうむ, koumu) mean?

公務 (こうむ, koumu) means public duty, official business.

Quick facts
Readingこうむ
Romajikoumu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
こうむ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoumu

public duty, official business

  1. 1noun official business; public business

Example sentences

  • Today I'm busy with a lot of official duties.

  • The mayor went to Tokyo on official business.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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