Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “縦割り行政”

縦割り行政

たてわりぎょうせい

vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

Kanji details

Kun/On information

縦

On: じゅう
Kun: たて
Stroke count: 16

・vertical

・length

・height

・self-indulgent

・wayward

割

On: かつ
Kun: わ.る;わり;わ.り;わ.れる;さ.く
Stroke count: 12

・proportion

・comparatively

・divide

・cut

・separate

・split

行

On: こう;ぎょう;あん
Kun: い.く;ゆ.く;-ゆ.き;-ゆき;-い.き;-いき;おこな.う;おこ.なう
Stroke count: 6

・going

・journey

・carry out

・conduct

・act

・line

・row

・bank

政

On: せい;しょう
Kun: まつりごと;まん
Stroke count: 9

・politics

・government