猛もう烈れつ社しゃ員いん

also: モーレツしゃいん

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Meanings

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noun

go-getter employee; hard-driving employee; workaholic employee

Describes an employee who works with extreme intensity and dedication, often to the point of being a workaholic. The term carries a slightly dated, Showa-era salaryman image, but is still understood.

彼かれは猛もう烈れつ社しゃ員いんで、毎まい日にち終しゅう電でんまで働はたらいて

いる

。

He is a hard-driving employee who works until the last train every day.

あの猛もう烈れつ社しゃ員いんは、休きゅう日じつ出しゅっ勤きんもいとわない。

That workaholic employee doesn't mind working on days off.

Kanji

猛fierce, rave, rush
烈ardent, violent, vehement
社company, firm, office
員employee, member, number

Related words

働はたらき者もの
働き者 is a general term for a hard worker, while 猛烈社員 specifically emphasizes extreme, almost aggressive dedication to work.
仕し事ごと人にん間げん
仕事人間 is a more modern term for a workaholic, whereas 猛烈社員 has a retro, corporate-warrior nuance.

Built from

猛もう烈れつ+社しゃ員いん

Written forms

猛もう烈れつ社しゃ員いん
Standard kanji spelling; 猛烈 means 'fierce' or 'intense'.
モーレツ社しゃ員いん
Katakana spelling emphasizing the slangy, emphatic nuance of モーレツ.
モーレツしゃいん

Etymology

Compound of 猛烈 (もうれつ, 'fierce, intense') and 社員 (しゃいん, 'company employee'). The term became popular during Japan's high-growth era to describe extremely dedicated salarymen.