Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Kanji 現 present, existing, actual 業 business, vocation, arts Related words 現げん 場ば 現場 refers to the actual physical site or scene, while 現業 emphasizes the work or operations carried out there.
実じつ 務む 実務 is practical business or duties, often including office-based practical work, whereas 現業 specifically implies on-site, hands-on operations.
Word family field worker; outside worker
government agency providing public services; public enterprise agency
blue-collar work; manual labor job
clerical work; non-manual work; office work
government agency providing public services; government agency involved in public enterprise
three public corporations and five government enterprises
Etymology Compound of 現 (gen, 'actual', 'present') and 業 (gyō, 'work', 'business'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'actual on-site work'.
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