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激務 (げきむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

激げき務む

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

Refers to work that is physically or mentally draining, often with long hours or high pressure. Common in business and news contexts.

彼かれは激げき務むで体からだを壊こわした。
He ruined his health from overwork.
このプロジェクトは激げき務むが続つづいている。
This project has been nonstop hard work.

Written forms

激げき務むUsage100%
Standard kanji form; used in news and everyday writing.
劇げき務む
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 激務 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Kanji

激violent, get excited, enraged
務

task, duties

劇drama, play

Similar words

多た忙ぼう
多忙 simply means 'busy', while 激務 emphasizes the severity and exhausting nature of the work itself.
過か労ろう
過労 refers to overwork or excessive labor, often with a focus on the resulting fatigue or health issues, whereas 激務 describes the demanding nature of the job.

Etymology

Compound of 激 (intense, severe) and 務 (duty, task). The kanji combination directly conveys 'intense work'.