Word details

働きすぎ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 働きすぎ.

Dictionary

Entry

働きすぎ働き過ぎはたらきすぎNounFreq #128587
1

overactivity; overwork

Examples
働きすぎで彼は病気になってしまった。
As a consequence of overwork, he became ill.
ジョン君は働きすぎだよ。座ってしばらくはのん気にかまえなさい。
John, you're working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.
お疲れのようですね。きっと働き過ぎですよ。
You look very tired. You must have been working too hard.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

work, (kokuji)

13 strokesFrequency 417JLPT N3Grade 4

On

ドウ

Kun

はたら.く

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

11 strokesFrequency 285JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

す.ぎるす.ごすあやま.ちあやま.つよぎ.るよ.ぎる

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