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    3. 窓際族

    窓際族

    窓まど際ぎわ族ぞく

    useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)

    NTNounWork & CareerKanji Vocab36 strokes

    まどぎわぞく

    Noun

    1.
    useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)

    Stroke 0 / 36

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    窓
    まど・てんまど・けむだし…(2)
    window・pane
    際
    きわ・-ぎわ…(2)
    occasion・side・edge・verge・dangerous…(4)
    族
    tribe・family
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