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    3. 酷使

    酷使

    酷こく使し

    exploitation

    KMT10News #47+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab22 strokes

    こくし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    exploitation, overuse, abuse

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    彼かれは体からだを酷こく使ししすぎた。

    He overworked his body too much.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    この機き械かいは長なが年ねん酷こく使しされてきた。

    This machine has been overused for many years.

    KMT10TechnologyWork & Career
    労ろう働どう者しゃを酷こく使しする企き業ぎょうは、社しゃ会かい的てきな批ひ判はんを免まぬがれない。

    Companies that exploit workers cannot escape social criticism.

    KMT10Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    過か度どな残ざん業ぎょうは、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんの心しん身しんを酷こく使しすることにつながる。

    Excessive overtime leads to the overworking of employees' minds and bodies.

    KMT10Work & CareerMedicine & Health
    彼かれは部ぶ下かを酷こく使しすることで、短たん期き間かんで成せい果かを出だそうとした。

    He tried to achieve results in a short period by overworking his subordinates.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    酷
    ひど.い…(1)
    cruel・severe・atrocious・unjust
    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
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