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官僚主義者 (kanryoushugisha) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

官かん僚りょう主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ

か

ん

りょ

う

しゅ

ぎ

しゃ

Meanings

1

A person who adheres to or embodies bureaucratic methods, often with a negative connotation of red tape and inflexibility.

彼かれは典てん型けい的てきな官かん僚りょう主しゅ義ぎ者しゃで、規き則

そく

に

しか

従したが

わ

ない

。

He is a typical bureaucrat who only follows the rules.

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
僚colleague, official, companion
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality
者someone, person

Related words

官かん僚りょう
官僚 is a more general term for a government official or bureaucrat, while 官僚主義者 specifically emphasizes the person's adherence to bureaucratic principles or red tape.

Built from

官かん僚りょう+主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 官僚 (bureaucrat) + 主義 (principle, -ism) + 者 (person). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese construction.