力ちから業わざ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

heavy work; manual labour

Refers to physically demanding work that relies on strength rather than skill or machinery.

この仕し事ごとは力ちから業わざだから、体たい力りょくに自じ信しんがある人ひとに向むいている。
This job is heavy manual labour, so it suits people confident in their physical strength.

2

noun

feat of strength

An impressive display of physical power, often in a competitive or showy context.

彼かれは力ちから業わざで重おもい岩いわを持もち上あげて見みせた。
He showed off a feat of strength by lifting a heavy rock.

Written forms

力ちから業わざUsage22%
Standard kanji spelling.
力ちから技わざUsage74%
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 技 is not standard for this reading but is sometimes seen.
ちからわざUsage4%
Kana spelling used for clarity or when the kanji are not needed.

Kanji

力power, strength, strong
業business, vocation, arts
技skill, art, craft

Similar words

肉にく体たい労ろう働どう
肉体労働 is a more formal term for physical labour, while 力業 emphasizes the reliance on brute force.
力ちから仕し事ごと
力仕事 is a common synonym for heavy manual work, but 力業 can also imply a specific impressive act of strength.

Etymology

Compound of 力 (chikara, 'strength') and 業 (waza, 'work' or 'act'). The irregular spelling 力技 uses 技 (waza, 'technique') instead of 業, likely by analogy with similar compounds.