貫禄

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
貫 禄
かん
Grade: S 		ろく
Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
貫祿 (kyūjitai)

Originally referred to the (amount of) pay that a samurai in employment received and, by extension, his importance. The word consists of 貫(かん) (kan) (in its now obsolete meaning of the monetary equivalent of the income (based on crop) of a samurai) and 禄(ろく) (roku), the salary of someone in government service.

Noun

貫(かん)禄(ろく) • (kanroku) 

  1. importance; dignity; presence; eminence; giving the impression of having what it takes.
    貫禄(かんろく)がついた
    kanroku ga tsuita
    dignified; important; looking capable or confident.
    君(きみ)は課長(かちょう)としての貫禄(かんろく)がないね。
    Kimi wa kachō to shite no kanroku ga nai ne.
    You don't command enough respect as section manager. You appear to lack the authority of a section manager.
    貫禄(かんろく)の発車(はっしゃ)
    kanroku no hassha
    stately departure (as would be used in the title of a video of a departing train)

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