出しゅっ世せ第だい一いち主しゅ義ぎ

Meanings

noun

careerism; putting career advancement first

Refers to an attitude or principle of prioritizing one's own career success above other values. Often used critically.

彼かれの出しゅっ世せ第だい一いち主しゅ義ぎには同どう僚りょうも呆あきれている。
His colleagues are fed up with his careerism.
出しゅっ世せ第だい一いち主しゅ義ぎの人ひとは、時ときに人にん間げん関かん係けいを犠ぎ牲せいにする。
People who put career advancement first sometimes sacrifice personal relationships.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
世generation, world, society
第No., residence
一one, one radical (no.1)
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

出しゅっ世せ
出世 means career success or advancement in general, while 出世第一主義 specifically denotes the principle of prioritizing that success above all else.
立りっ身しん出しゅっ世せ
立身出世 is a broader term for rising in the world and achieving success, often with a more traditional or historical nuance, whereas 出世第一主義 is a modern, critical label for single-minded careerism.

Built from

出しゅっ世せ+第だい一いち+主しゅ義ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 出世 (career success) + 第一 (first, number one) + 主義 (principle, doctrine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for labeling attitudes or ideologies.