"天下り" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [a̠ma̠kɯ̟ᵝda̠ɾʲi] Forms: 天下り [canonical] (ruby: (あま), (くだ)), amakudari [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 天 (ama, “heaven, heavens”) + 下り (kudari, “the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 下る kudaru, “to descend, to come down””). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形|pos=stem or continuative form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form), {{l|ja|下る}} 下る, {{ja-l/helper|下る||}} 下る, {{ja-l|下る}} 下る, {{compound|ja|天|下り|t1=heaven, heavens|t2=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 下る kudaru, “to descend, to come down”|tr1=ama|tr2=kudari}} 天 (ama, “heaven, heavens”) + 下り (kudari, “the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 下る kudaru, “to descend, to come down””) Head templates: {{ja-noun|あまくだり}} 天(あま)下(くだ)り • (amakudari)
  1. descent to earth from heaven Synonyms: 天降人, 天人, 天人, 天人
    Sense id: en-天下り-ja-noun-gjC2rvwJ
  2. the entity making such a visit: an avatar Synonyms: 化身, 権化
    Sense id: en-天下り-ja-noun-xxKIoJa~
  3. in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled 天下り): a kind of revolving door syndrome Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-天下り-ja-noun-OBog1w~F Disambiguation of Buddhism: 8 16 75 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 20 73 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 19 74

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