Word Meaning 天下り
あまくだり
amakudari
天下り is read as あまくだり (amakudari) and means descent from heaven.
Meaning
English
- descent from heaven
- retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
- command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.)
- order
- imposition
Reading
Kana
あまくだり
Romaji
amakudari
Writing Variants
- 天降り あまくだり amakudari
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 9 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
1日本の官僚達は国家が破綻するまで天下りを続けて税金をむさぼる国賊に過ぎない！
Japanese bureaucrats are nothing but traitors to the country who covet our tax money and will continue the practice of amakudari until the country is bankrupt.