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変則勤務 (へんそくきんむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

変へん則そく勤きん務む

Meanings

1

noun

irregular work hours; shift work

Refers to work schedules that deviate from a standard fixed pattern, including rotating shifts, split shifts, or non-standard hours.

この工こう場じょうでは変へん則そく勤きん務むを導どう入にゅうしている。
This factory has introduced irregular work shifts.
変へん則そく勤きん務むのため、生せい活かつリズムが不ふ規き則そくになりがちだ。
Because of the irregular work hours, my daily rhythm tends to become irregular.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
則rule, law, follow
勤diligence, become employed, serve
務

task, duties

Similar words

シフト勤きん務む
シフト勤務 specifically refers to shift-based work with rotating schedules, while 変則勤務 is broader and includes any non-standard work pattern.
不ふ規き則そく勤きん務む
不規則勤務 emphasizes the irregularity of the schedule, often with a negative nuance, whereas 変則勤務 is a more neutral term for non-standard arrangements.

Etymology

Compound of 変則 (irregular, anomalous) and 勤務 (work, duty). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern compound.