あまくだり
天下り
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.)•order•imposition
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
descent from heaven
Example Sentences
あの会社の社長は天下りだ。
That company's president got there through amakudari (a former bureaucrat placed in a cushy post).
新聞は天下りの実態を詳しく報じた。
The newspaper reported in detail on the realities of amakudari.
官僚の天下りが長年問題になっている。
Bureaucrats' amakudari has been a problem for many years.
政府は天下りを規制する新しい法律を作った。
The government created a new law to regulate amakudari.
彼は退職後、天下りで大手企業の役員になった。
After retiring, he became an executive at a major company through amakudari.