Meaning

Primary

Bureaucratic

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

If 官僚 is "bureaucracy," then adding a to it would make it bureaucratic.

Reading

かんりょうてき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Knowing 官僚 will help a lot too.

Context

Context Sentences

この会社では官僚的な形式主義がまかり通りすぎている。

There’s too much bureaucratic red tape in this company.

Kanji Composition