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Meaning of 尸位素餐(しいそさん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 尸位素餐

Kana Reading しいそさん

Romaji shiisosan

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay

Related Kanji

素 JLPT 1

10 strokes

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

On'Yomi: ソ, ス

Kun'Yomi: もと

位 JLPT 3

7 strokes

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: くらい, ぐらい

尸

3 strokes

corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: かたしろ

餐

16 strokes

eat, drink, swallow

On'Yomi: サン, ソン

Kun'Yomi: の.む, くら.う