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仕事中毒者 (しごとちゅうどくしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
workaholic
A person who is addicted to work; often used in a critical or self-deprecating way. The term is a direct compound and is less common than the loanword ワーカホリック.
仕し
事ごと
中ちゅう
毒どく
者しゃ
に
なら
ない
よう
に
気き
を
つけ
て
ください
。
Be careful not to become a workaholic.
Similar words ワーカホリック The more common loanword for 'workaholic'. 仕事中毒者 is a native Japanese compound with the same meaning but is used less frequently.
仕し 事ごと 中ちゅう 毒どく Means 'work addiction' (the condition), while 仕事中毒者 refers to the person suffering from it.
Etymology Compound of 仕事 (work), 中毒 (addiction), and 者 (person). The word is a calque or parallel formation to English 'workaholic', but the exact origin is uncertain.
