How to say "hustle" in Japanese

• ハッスルCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbA common loanword for 'hustle' as energetic effort: working hard with enthusiasm and eagerness. Fits contexts like sports or work, where someone throws themselves into what they are doing.
• いらち
  noun, na-adjectiveSeldom the word you want for 'hustle': it really describes a person who is always in a rush, hasty and impatient rather than energetic. Less common, and normally written in kana alone.

Choose 「ハッスル」 for the energetic sense of 'hustle' — working hard with enthusiasm and eagerness; 「いらち」 is a less common word for a person always in a hurry, and seldom what you want for 'hustle' itself.

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• ハッスルhustle
• いらちin a hurry