役人 (やくにん) — government official, public servant
役人
government official
Frequency #4283
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
yakunin
やくにん
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
やくにん[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- government official
- public servant
Usage examples
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都では役人が仕事をし、寺が建てられました。
To de wa yakunin ga shigoto o shi, tera ga tateraremashita.
In the capital, officials worked and temples were built.
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