官僚

• 読み: かんりょう
• ローマ字: kanryou
• 漢字の分解: 官 (kan) — government, official; 僚 (ryou) — colleague, official
• 発音: /ka.n.ɾjo.ɯ/

意味

Bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy. A person who works in government administration.

A noun referring to government officials and the bureaucratic system. In Japan, 官僚 specifically refers to career civil servants who passed national examinations, especially those in powerful ministries. Often used with a somewhat negative connotation in phrases like 官僚的 (kanryouteki, bureaucratic) and 官僚主義 (kanryoushugi, bureaucratism).

例文

1. 官僚が作った政策に批判が集まっている。
2. 彼は大学卒業後、官僚になった。
3. 官僚的な手続きが多くて疲れる。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, government, news

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 官 (government, official) and 僚 (colleague, official). The combination describes a person serving in government, rooted in the Chinese imperial bureaucratic tradition.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal