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事務官 (じむかん, jimukan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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働はたら
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て
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He works as an administrative official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
I plan to take the recruitment exam for administrative officials.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 事じ 務む 官かん an administrative official at 〈place〉
He works as an administrative official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
事じ 務む 官かん に 任にん 命めい される to be appointed as an administrative official
She is scheduled to be appointed as an administrative official starting next month.
事じ 務む 官かん として 働はたら く to work as an administrative official
My father has worked as an administrative official at city hall for many years.
Kanji 官 bureaucrat, the government, organ Related words 事務員 is a general office clerk or staff member, while 事務官 specifically denotes a public official or civil servant with administrative duties.
公務員 is the broad term for any civil servant, while 事務官 refers more narrowly to one holding an administrative post within a ministry or agency.
役人 is a casual, sometimes slightly negative word for any government official, whereas 事務官 is the formal job title used in official contexts.
官僚 emphasizes a high-ranking bureaucrat who shapes policy, while 事務官 is a more routine administrative title within an office.
Etymology Compound of 事務 (じむ, 'office work, administrative affairs') and 官 (かん, 'government official').