This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

この手続きにはお役所仕事がだいぶからんでいます。

Sentence Analyzer

この 手続き 役所 仕事 だいぶ からんでいます

English Translation

There's a lot of red tape involved in this procedure.

Furigana

この手続(てつづ)きにはお役所(やくしょ)仕事(しごと)がだいぶからんでいます。

Romanji

Kono tetsuzuki ni wa o yakusho shigoto ga daibu karandeimasu.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
手続き (てつづき)
procedure; (legal) process; formalities
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
役所 (やくしょ)
government office; public office
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大分 (だいぶ、だいぶん)
considerably; greatly; a lot
絡む (からむ)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by; to develop a connection with

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ゾク、 ショク、 コウ、 キョウ、 つづ.く、 つづ.ける、 つぐ.ない
Meanings: continue, series, sequel
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly