JLPT N3 Intermediate
役人
Government official or bureaucrat
Readings
Other forms
公務員 kōmuin - the more common and neutral modern equivalent
Noun
Government Official / Public Servant
Refers to an individual employed in government administration, often emphasizing their role as a bureaucrat or functionary rather than the profession itself.
Example
江戸時代 の 役人 は 、 刀 を 持っ ていた そう です 。
I heard that government officials in the Edo period carried swords.
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