Word details

お役所仕事

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お役所仕事.

Dictionary

Entry

お役所仕事やくしょしごとNounFreq #63678
1

bureaucratic routine; red tape

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

7 strokesFrequency 315JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヤクエキ

Nanori

ちゃく

place, extent

8 strokesFrequency 221JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ショ

Kun

ところ-ところどころとこ

Nanori

attend, doing, official, serve

5 strokesFrequency 439JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

つか.える

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

ことつか.うつか.える

Nanori

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