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猛烈社員 (もうれつしゃいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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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He is a hard-driving employee who works until the last train every day.
That workaholic employee doesn't mind working on days off.
Kanji 烈 ardent, violent, vehement 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.
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.