役人

やくにん

government official

What does 役人 mean?

役人 is a Japanese noun meaning government official in English. It is written as 役人 in kanji, やくにん in hiragana, and yakunin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの役人たちは全然、財政のことはわかっていない。

Those officials don't understand finance at all.