天下り

あまくだり

Also written 天降り

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
2. command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition
3. descent from heaven (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as あま.
• 下 down. Read as くだり.

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