功労|こうろうkourou[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounmeritorious deed; services
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym功績こうせきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Praiseworthy achievements; 「功労」 stresses the contribution and the effort behind it, as in 「功労者」.
  • Related業績ぎょうせきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Results of a business or research, as in 「会社の業績」; 「功労」 leans toward personal contribution.
  • Antonym過失かしつWrittenWritten/formal prose. A fault caused by carelessness or negligence; the opposite of 「功労」.

Use 「功労」 for a contribution and the effort behind it, as in 「功労賞」 and 「功労者」. For praiseworthy achievements pick 「功績」, for business or research results 「業績」; 「過失」 is the opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 功績こうせきとそのための努力どりょく。
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