# 僚 coworker

(personleft) + (small talk) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
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## Onyomi

RYOU |

## Mnemonic

| My coworker is a person whom I have to make small talk with at the water cooler.

## Jukugo

同僚(どうりょう) | coworker ★★☆☆☆ 同 (same) + 僚 (coworker) = 同僚 (coworker)
官僚(かんりょう) | senior bureaucrat ★☆☆☆☆ 官 (federal) + 僚 (coworker) = 官僚 (senior bureaucrat) a senior bureaucrat - not the kind at the DMV, but the high powered kind that get like millions in bribes, kickbacks, and revolving-door funds.

## Synonyms

bureaucrat 官僚 役人
minister 大臣 閣僚