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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 閑職 – see 閒職 (“sinecure”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 閒職). |
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
閑職 • (kanshoku) ←かんしよく (kansyoku)?
- sinecure (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment)
- non-essential work/duties; unimportant work
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
閑職 • (hanjik) (hangeul 한직)
- hanja form? of 한직 (“sinecure”)