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バリキャリ Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
career-oriented woman ; hardworking career woman
colloquial
Colloquial abbreviation of バリバリ働くキャリアウーマン (a woman who works hard and is career-focused). Often used in casual conversation or media to describe a woman who prioritizes her career.
See also: バリバリ · キャリアウーマン
Similar words キャリアウーマン キャリアウーマン is a more neutral term for a career woman, while バリキャリ emphasizes a hardworking, high-powered image and is colloquial.
バリバリ バリバリ is an adverb meaning 'energetically' or 'hard'; バリキャリ combines this with キャリア to describe a woman who works energetically on her career.
Etymology Abbreviation of バリバリ働くキャリアウーマン (baribari hataraku kyaria ūman), literally 'a career woman who works hard'. The word バリバリ is an onomatopoeic adverb for working energetically, and キャリアウーマン is a loanword from English 'career woman'.
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My career-oriented friend struggles to balance work and family.