事務次官

Reading

Kana: じむじかん

Romaji: jimujikan

Definition

noun

1

permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister

Kanji

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

務

Readings: ム、 つと.める

Meanings: task, duties

次

Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ

Meanings: next, order, sequence

官

Reading: カン

Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ