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業務 (ぎょうむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

業ぎょう務む

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

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noun

business; work; operations; duties

Refers to the tasks, operations, or duties carried out as part of one's job or organizational function. Often used in formal or business contexts.

新あたらしい業ぎょう務むの手て順じゅんを確かく認にんしてください。
Please check the new work procedures.

彼かれは日にち常じょう業ぎょう務むに追おわれている。

He is swamped with daily operations.

Kanji

業business, vocation, arts
務task, duties

Similar words

仕し事ごと
仕事 is a general term for work or a job, while 業務 is more formal and often refers to specific business operations or official duties.
作さ業ぎょう
作業 emphasizes manual or physical work/operations, whereas 業務 covers a broader range of business-related tasks, including administrative duties.

Etymology

Compound of 業 (business, work) and 務 (duty, task). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to mean 'business affairs' or 'official duties'.