公務員
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 公務員
1
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
Examples
彼は２０年前、大学を卒業するとすぐに公務員になった。
He entered civil service 20 years ago right after college.
Kanji in this Word
公
4 strokes
Frequency: 118
JLPT N2
Grade 2
Meanings
public
prince
official
governmental
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
ク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おおやけ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あきら
き
きみ
きん
たか
ただし
とも
ひろ
まさ
務
11 strokes
Frequency: 111
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
task
duties
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ム
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つと.める
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
つかさ
み
員
10 strokes
Frequency: 54
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
employee
member
number
the one in charge
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イン
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
いな
かず
📝
Build your Vocabulary
Add words to your personal quiz list and master them using our spaced-repetition system. Practice makes perfect!
