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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

労働時間

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rōdō jikan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Working hours/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ˈaʊərz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"会社の労働時間は一日八時間です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The regular hours of the day or week during which a person is expected to work.

    "Her standard working hours are from nine to five every weekday."
  2. 2

    The time during which a business, office, or institution is open for operation and conducting services.

    "The bank's working hours are Monday through Friday, closing at four o'clock."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'weorc' (activity, labor) combined with 'tīma' or Norse influences, evolving through Middle English to denote specific periods allocated for employment and professional labor in modern industrial societies.

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