“Government official” in Japanese
Short answer
Government official in Japanese is “官吏” (kanri). Full meaning: government official, public servant, civil servant.
Other ways to say “Government official” in Japanese
官員
kanin government official
役人
yakunin government official
有司
yuushi public servant, government official
官僚
kanryou bureaucrat, government official, bureaucracy
国家公務員
kokkakoumuin (national) government official, national public servant, national government employee
吏僚
riryou public servant, government official
官司
kanshi government office, public office; government official
官
kan government, government service, the bureaucracy; government post, government official; office, official
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