EntryCommonJLPT N4
  1. Noun

    public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

    彼は20年前、大学を卒業するとすぐに公務員になった。
    He entered civil service 20 years ago right after college.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

public, prince, official, governmental

Kun
おおやけ
On
コウ、ク
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
118 of 2500
Radical
eight
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あきら、き、きみ、きん、たか、ただし、とも、ひろ、まさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-2SKIP code
2o2.2The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2, 8073.0Four corner code
2071deroo
516cUnicode hex code
1-24-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
579Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
372New Nelson (John Haig)
1974New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2468Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1249Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
784Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
847Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
122A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
156Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
219Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1452Morohashi
277A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
126Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210sakade
341Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
126henshall3
92Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
212crowley
323Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
152Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
792Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

task, duties

Kun
つと.める
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
111 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

つかさ、み

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-6SKIP code
4i7.6The Kanji Dictionary
1822.7Four corner code
3545deroo
52d9Unicode hex code
1-44-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3167Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
546New Nelson (John Haig)
1173New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1505Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
797Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1085Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1227Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1313Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
140A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1377Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
491Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2394Morohashi
795A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
235Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
722sakade
372Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
815henshall3
747Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
244crowley
388Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.5busy_people
222Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1235Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu4Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

employee, member, number, the one in charge

On
イン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
54 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

いな、かず

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-7SKIP code
3d7.10The Kanji Dictionary
6080.6Four corner code
3761deroo
54e1Unicode hex code
1-16-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
808New Nelson (John Haig)
2269New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2822Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1454Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1958Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
56Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
59Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
47A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1167Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
374Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3633Morohashi
228A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
163Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
163Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
349sakade
139Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
248henshall3
349Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
127crowley
395Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
329Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
56Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2, yun2, yun4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level