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長時間労働 (ちょうじかんろうどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

長ちょう時じ間かん労ろう働どう

Meanings

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noun

long working hours; long work hours

Refers to working for many hours, often in the context of labor issues, overtime, or work-life balance.

長ちょう時じ間かん労ろう働どうが健けん康こうに悪あく影えい響きょうを及およぼす。
Long working hours have a negative impact on health.
政せい府ふは長ちょう時じ間かん労ろう働どうの是ぜ正せいに取とり組くんでいる。
The government is working to correct long working hours.

Kanji

長long, leader, superior
時time, hour
間interval, space
労

labor, thank for, reward for

働work, (kokuji)

Similar words

残ざん業ぎょう
残業 specifically means overtime work, while 長時間労働 is a broader term for working long hours, which may or may not be officially overtime.
過か労ろう
過労 refers to overwork or excessive labor, often implying a negative health outcome, whereas 長時間労働 is a more neutral description of the hours themselves.

Etymology

Compound of 長時間 (long time) and 労働 (labor).