practical business; actual work; hands-on duties
Refers to concrete, practical tasks and operations in a professional setting, as opposed to theory, planning, or administration. Often used in contexts like 実務経験 (practical experience) or 実務担当 (person in charge of operations).
He has a wealth of practical experience.
In this training, you can learn skills directly linked to practical work.
He has long been engaged in the practical work of trade.
It still takes new employees time to get through the practical work.
As soon as I got the qualification, I started doing the practical work.
She is in charge of the practical work in this department.
実践 means putting theory or a method into actual practice, whereas 実務 refers to the routine practical duties of a job.
理論 is abstract theory, while 実務 is the hands-on, practical side of work that theory is often contrasted with.
事務 refers to clerical or office administrative work, while 実務 refers more broadly to the practical, hands-on duties of a job, and the two words sound similar enough to confuse.
Compound of 実 (じつ, 'real, actual') and 務 (む, 'duty, task'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'actual duties' or 'practical work'.