天下り
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 下 |
| あま Grade: 1 |
くだ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
天 (“heaven”) + 下り (“descent”)
Noun
天下り (hiragana あまくだり, rōmaji amakudari)
- in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement
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