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What does 役人 (やくにん, yakunin) mean?

役人 (やくにん, yakunin) means government official.

Quick facts
Readingやくにん
Romajiyakunin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
やくにん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyakunin

government official

  1. 1noun government official

Example sentences

  • In the past, his father was a government official.

  • The official is checking the documents.

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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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