彼は清廉な官吏として有名だ。
He is famous for being an upright official.
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Example Sentences for 吏
Kanji 吏, meaning officer, appears in 6 Japanese example sentences with translation.
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税吏が店に調査に来た。
A tax officer came to the shop for an investigation.
その地方の小吏は親切だった。
That minor local official was kind.
獄吏が囚人の様子をうかがう。
The jailer is watching the prisoners.
彼は有能な能吏として出世した。
He rose in rank as a capable official.
私の友人に大学を卒業して立派な官吏となっておる者がある。ある時この人が私に曰うに、僕は学校に於て教ったことは何も役に立たなかった、しかし少しばかり学んだ哲学が僕に非常な利益を与えたと。
I have one of my friends who graduated from university and became a fine public servant. Once he told me that what he had learned from school had been useless. However, what little philosophy he had learned proved to be of great benefit.