Meaning

Primary

Bureaucrat

Alternatives

Government Official, Bureaucracy

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A government colleague is a bureaucrat, or a government official. The one who works for and is part of the bureaucracy.

Reading

かんりょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

彼は官僚出身だけど、腰が低くていいやつだよ。

He comes from a bureaucratic background, but he's humble and a good guy.

きっとアイツらみんな、我々キャリア官僚が天下りするのは当然の権利だとか思ってるんじゃない?

I'm sure they all think something like, "It's our rightful privilege as career bureaucrats to secure cushy post-retirement jobs."

大きくなった国家に必ず官僚主義がはびこるように、大きくなった組織は、みんな大企業病にかかるんです。いわゆる官僚組織ってやつですよ。

Just as bureaucratism inevitably spreads in a large nation, every large organization ends up suffering from what we call "big company syndrome." It's what you might refer to as a bureaucratic organization.

Kanji Composition