Vocabulary

What does 天下り (あまくだり, amakudari) mean?

天下り (あまくだり, amakudari) means retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation.

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Readingあまくだり
Romajiamakudari
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
あまくだり
amakudari

retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive descent from heaven

Also written: 天降り

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