役人
やくにん · yakunin · JLPT N2 · noun
official
🏛️ 役 = duty/public service + 人 = person: a person who holds an official public duty
役 means duty, role, or service to a larger body, and 人 means person. Together they name someone who serves the public in an official government post.
人 — pictograph of a standing person
人 is a pictograph showing a person viewed from the side, with two strokes representing the legs and torso of a standing human. In oracle bone script it clearly depicted a figure leaning slightly forward. The meaning has remained 'person' or 'human' throughout its history.