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He is in a sinecure.
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彼は閑職に就いている。
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閑職
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かんしょく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
仕事の量や責任が少なく、あまり重要視されていない職や役職のこと。暇で気楽だが、やりがいや昇進の見込みが乏しい地位をさすことが多い。 / 名目上は役職として存在するが、実際には権限や業務がほとんど伴わないポスト。左遷・閑職に追いやられる、というように、組織内での地位低下や冷遇を婉曲に表す場合にも用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人があまり来ず仕事も少ない、あまり大事でない仕事ややくわり
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
闲散无事的职位；挂名领薪的岗位 / 非核心、不重要的工作或职责
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
幾乎無須工作的職位 / 不重要、被邊緣化的職務 / 只領薪水而缺乏實際職責的工作
Korean Meaning
일이 적거나 중요하지 않은 직책 / 실무·권한이 거의 없는 자리 / 일은 적지만 보수를 받는 직위
Vietnamese Meaning
chức vụ nhàn tản, hưởng lương nhưng ít/không phải làm việc / công việc hoặc nhiệm vụ không thiết yếu, không quan trọng
Tagalog Meaning
posisyong may suweldo ngunit halos walang trabaho / di-kinakailangang tungkulin o trabaho / hindi mahalagang gawain
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