やくにん
Meanings
Noun
1. government official
Pitch accent
くにん
Composed of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
counter for people
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
petty official
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
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.
In a democracy, the people elect their government officials directly.
He was elected an official by the inhabitants of this town.
Those officials don't understand finance at all.
The official was suspected of accepting bribes from the construction companies.