Japanese symbol for “bureaucratic”
官僚的
かんりょうてき
Romaji: kanryouteki
bureaucratic
In Japanese, bureaucratic is 官僚的, read かんりょうてき (kanryouteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na bureaucratic
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
| 警官 | けいかん keikan | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 長官 | ちょうかん choukan | secretary (government); director; chief |
| 官邸 | かんてい kantei | official residence (e.g. of the prime minister) |
| 官庁 | かんちょう kanchou | government office; government agency; authorities |
| 官房 | かんぼう kanbou | government secretariat |
| 閣僚 | かくりょう kakuryou | cabinet ministers |
| 同僚 | どうりょう douryou | coworker; co-worker; colleague |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bureaucratic”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.