JLPT N1 Advanced
窓際
The area by a window, or a metaphor for an employee sidelined in a meaningless role with no real work.
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窓際族 まどぎわぞく, the "window-seat tribe"; people who have been sidelined at work
1 Noun
By the window
Refers to the physical area or seat immediately adjacent to a window.
Example
窓際 に 植物 を 置く と 、 よく 育ちます よ 。
If you put plants by the window, they'll grow well.
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2 Noun
Sidelined at work
Describes a state of professional marginalization where an employee is stripped of significant duties and influence.
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