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官僚制 (かんりょうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

官かん僚りょう制せい

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Meanings

1

Refers to the bureaucratic system or organizational structure, often in government or large institutions.

官かん僚りょう制せいの弊へい害がいが指し摘てきされている。
The drawbacks of bureaucracy are being pointed out.

この国くにでは官かん僚りょう制せいが複ふく雑ざつすぎる。

In this country, the bureaucracy is too complicated.

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
僚colleague, official, companion
制system, law, rule

Related words

官かん僚りょう
官僚 refers to individual bureaucrats or officials, while 官僚制 refers to the bureaucratic system as a whole.
官かん僚りょう主しゅ義ぎ
官僚主義 emphasizes the ideology or excessive adherence to bureaucratic procedures, often with a negative connotation, whereas 官僚制 is a more neutral term for the system.

Built from

官かん僚りょう+制せい

Etymology

Compound of 官僚 (kanryō, 'bureaucrat') + 制 (-sei, 'system'). The term is a modern coinage reflecting Western concepts of bureaucratic organization.