Meaning

Primary

Bureaucratic

Word Type

な adjective

Explanation

If 官僚 is "bureaucracy," then adding a to it would make it bureaucratic.

Reading

かんりょうてき
  • 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. Knowing 官僚 will help a lot too.

Context

Context Sentences

彼の官僚的な話し方に、少しイラっとしました。

His bureaucratic way of speaking annoyed me a little.

官僚的なたらい回しにあって、イライラする人は多い。

Many people get frustrated dealing with bureaucratic red tape.

世の中には官僚的なプロセスが多すぎます。

There are too many bureaucratic processes in the world.

この会社では官僚的な形式主義がまかり通りすぎている。

There's too much bureaucratic red tape in this company.

Kanji Composition