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事務機械化 (じむきかいか, jimukikaika) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事じ務む機き械かい化か

じ

む

き

か

い

か

Meanings

1

office automation; OA

Refers to the introduction of machinery and computers to automate office tasks. Common in business and IT contexts.

当とう社しゃでは事じ務む機き械

かい

化か

を

進すす

め

、

経けい

費ひ

を

削さく

減げん

し

た

。

Our company promoted office automation and reduced expenses.

事じ務む機き械かい化かによって、書しょ類るいの処しょ理りが速はやくなった。

Thanks to office automation, document processing became faster.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
務task, duties
機loom, mechanism, machine
械contraption, fetter, machine
化change, take the form of, influence

Related words

OA
OA is the English-derived abbreviation for office automation, often used in Japanese business contexts. 事務機械化 is the native Japanese equivalent, more formal and descriptive.

Built from

事じ務む+機き械かい化か

Etymology

Compound of 事務 (office work) + 機械化 (mechanization). The term became common with the spread of computers in offices.