役所仕事 やくしょしごと Meanings Noun red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling Kanji 役 role. Read as ヤク. 所 place. Read as ショ. 仕 do 事 matter. Read as こと. Example sentences この手続きにはお役所仕事がだいぶからんでいます。There's a lot of red tape involved in this procedure. Words containing 役所仕事 お役所仕事 (おやくしょしごと) bureaucratic routine Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists