公務員(こうむいん)

こうむいん
noun
government worker, civil servant
occupation
1. government worker, civil servant, public servant
A person employed by the government at national, prefectural, or municipal level.
父(ちち)は公務員(こうむいん)です。
My father is a government worker.
公務員(こうむいん)試験(しけん)に合格(ごうかく)しました。
I passed the civil service exam.
公務員(こうむいん)は安定(あんてい)した仕事(しごと)だと言(い)われている。
Government jobs are said to be stable.

公務員(こうむいん) includes various government positions at all levels.

TYPES OF 公務員:

Common collocations

Cultural note: In Japan, government jobs are highly sought after for their job security and benefits. The civil service exam is very competitive.

Related Words

Related: 会社員(かいしゃいん) (company employee, office worker)
Compare: 銀行員(ぎんこういん) (bank employee)
Compare: 役人(やくにん) (government official, bureaucrat)
Compare: 職員(しょくいん) (staff member)
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