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    3. 役人

    役人

    役やく人にん

    government official

    N2KMT4News #8+1CoreNounPolitics & LawWork & CareerKanji Vocab9 strokes

    やくにん

    Noun

    1.
    government official

    Stroke 0 / 9

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    彼かれは役やく人にんとして働はたらいています。

    He works as a government official.

    KMT3Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    役やく人にんは市し民みんのために働はたらくべきです。

    Government officials should work for the citizens.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career
    地ち方ほう自じ治ち体たいの役やく人にんは、地ち域いきの発はっ展てんに貢こう献けんしています。

    Local government officials contribute to the development of the region.

    KMT5Politics & LawWork & Career
    役やく人にんの仕し事ごとは安あん定ていしていますが、責せき任にんも大おおきいです。

    The job of a government official is stable, but the responsibility is also great.

    KMT5Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    汚お職しょくに関かかわった役やく人にんが逮たい捕ほされたというニュースが流ながれました。

    News broke that a government official involved in corruption was arrested.

    KMT6Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    役
    duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
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