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刑務官 (けいむかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

刑けい務む官かん

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Meanings

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noun

prison officer; corrections officer; prison guard

Official term for a uniformed staff member working in a prison or correctional facility.

彼かれは刑けい務む官かんとして10年ねん働はたらいている。
He has been working as a prison officer for ten years.

Kanji

刑punish, penalty, sentence
務task, duties
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Similar words

看かん守しゅ
看守 is an older, more traditional term for a prison guard, while 刑務官 is the modern official title.

Etymology

Compound of 刑務 (けいむ, 'prison affairs') and 官 (かん, 'official').