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役やく人にん
Meanings
Noun
1. government official
Kanji used
役
role
人
person
Pitch accent
や
くにん
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Composed of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
counter for people
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
petty official
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
(putting on the) airs of an official
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
Examples (7 in total)
A government official's stately mansion was looted.
The customs officials examined the boxes.
The official could not deal with the complaint himself.
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