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:2025/12/20
閑職
Hiragana
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)
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
Sense(1)
sinecure (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment)
Sense(2)
non-essential work/duties; unimportant work
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sinecure (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) / non-essential work/duties; unimportant work
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閑職
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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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