天降り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
くだ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Noun

(あま)(くだ) (amakudari

  1. Alternative spelling of 天下り: descent to earth from heaven; an avatar; in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled 天下り): a kind of revolving door syndrome