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    3. 縦割行政

    縦割行政

    縦たて割わり行ぎょう政せい

    vertically segmented administrative system

    NTNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab43 strokes

    縦割り行政

    たてわりぎょうせい

    Noun

    1.
    vertically segmented administrative system, overcompartmentalized bureaucracy, system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency, (bureaucratic) sectionalism, interministerial rivalry, bureaucratic fiefdoms

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    Kanji that make up this word

    縦
    たて…(1)
    vertical・length・height・self-indulgent・wayward
    割
    わ.る・わり・わ.り・わ.れる・さ.く…(1)
    proportion・comparatively・divide・cut・separate…(1)
    行
    い.く・ゆ.く・-ゆ.き・-ゆき・-い.き・-いき…(11)
    going・journey・carry out・conduct・act…(3)
    政
    まつりごと・まん…(4)
    politics・government
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