JMdict: 2076330
お役所仕事 【おやくしょしごと】
- [n] bureaucratic routine; red tape
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
役 | Duty, War, Campaign, Drafted Labor, Office, Service, Role | ヤク, エキ | 3 | |
所 | Place, Extent | ショ | ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ | 3 |
仕 | Attend, Doing, Official, Serve | シ, ジ | つか.える | 3 |
事 | Matter, Thing, Fact, Business, Reason, Possibly | ジ, ズ | こと, つか.う, つか.える | 3 |