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やくにん
Meanings
Noun
1. government official
There was no atmosphere typical of a government official.
Alt. forms
役やく人にん
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やくにん
Pitch accent
や
くにん
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
petty official; minor official
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
(putting on the) airs of an official
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
executioner; headsman
Examples (11 in total)
This is a common occurrence among bureaucrats and the like.
There was no atmosphere typical of a government official.
Officials from the capital came on an inspection.
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