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末僚 (batsuryou) Japanese meaning: low-ranking official | Kotomora じ 字
Kanji 僚 colleague, official, companion Related words 下か 僚りょう Also means a low-ranking official, but 下僚 is slightly more common and can be used in modern bureaucratic contexts, while 末僚 is rarer and more historical.
下か 級きゅう 官かん 吏り A more standard modern term for a low-ranking government official. 末僚 is an older, more literary equivalent.
Etymology Compound of 末 (end, low position) and 僚 (colleague, official). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for bureaucratic rank terms.
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