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突貫作業 (とっかんさぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

突とっ貫かん作さ業ぎょう

と

っ

か

ん

さ

ぎょ

う

Meanings

1

noun

rush work; crash program; working at top speed

Refers to intensive, high-speed work done to meet a tight deadline, often implying a concentrated effort over a short period.

締しめ切きりに間まに合あわせるため、突とっ貫かん作さ業ぎょうで仕し上あげた。
We finished it with a rush job to meet the deadline.
このプロジェクトは突

とっ

貫かん

作さ

業ぎょう

で

進すす

め

られ

た

。

This project was carried out as a crash program.

Kanji

突stab, protruding, thrust
貫pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate
作make, production, prepare
業business, vocation, arts

Similar words

突とっ貫かん工こう事じ
Specifically refers to rush construction work, while 突貫作業 is broader and can apply to any type of task.

Etymology

Compound of 突貫 (とっかん, 'charge' or 'rush') and 作業 (さぎょう, 'work'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the idea of pushing through work rapidly.