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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
くだ(り)
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 天降 – see the following entry.
天下あまくだ
[noun] descent to earth from heaven
[noun] the entity making such a visit: an avatar
[noun] in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled 天下り): a kind of revolving door syndrome
Alternative spelling
天降り
(This term, 天降, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)