Definition of お役所仕事 (おやくしょしごと)
やくしょしごと
                        お役所仕事
おやくしょしごと
oyakushoshigoto
noun
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bureaucratic routine, red tape
Other readings:
                御役所仕事【おやくしょしごと】
                Related Kanji
| 役 | duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role | 
| 所 | place, extent | 
| 仕 | attend, doing, official, serve | 
| 事 | matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly | 
| 御 | honorable, manipulate, govern |