coworker

(personleft) + (small talk) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

RYOU

Mnemonic

My coworker is a person whom I have to make small talk with at the water cooler.

Jukugo

同僚(どうりょう)

coworker ★★☆☆☆
(same) + (coworker) = 同僚 (coworker)

官僚(かんりょう)

senior bureaucrat ★☆☆☆☆
(federal) + (coworker) = 官僚 (senior bureaucrat)

a senior bureaucrat - not the kind at the DMV, but the high powered kind that get like millions in bribes, kickbacks, and revolving-door funds.

Synonyms

bureaucrat
官僚    役人   
minister
大臣    閣僚