仕し事ごと人にん間げん

noun

workaholic; fiend for work; career-minded person

Describes someone whose life revolves around work, often to the exclusion of personal life. Can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context.

• 彼かれは典てん型けい的てきな仕し事ごと人にん間げんで、休きゅう日じつもほとんど会かい社しゃにいる。

  He is a typical workaholic; he's at the office even on most holidays.

• 仕し事ごと人にん間げんだった父ちちが、定てい年ねん後ごに趣しゅ味みを見みつけて変かわった。

  My father, who was a workaholic, changed after retirement when he found a hobby.