パワーハラスメント

Japanese

Alternative forms

(shortening) パワハラ (pawahara)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from power +‎ harassment.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) パワーハラスメント [pàwáá háráꜜsùmèǹtò] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
IPA^(key): [pa̠ɰᵝa̠ː ha̠ɾa̠sɨᵝmẽ̞nto̞]

Noun

パワーハラスメント • (pawā harasumento)

workplace torment and abuse from a higher-up

Descendants

→ English: power harassment (calque)

See also

権(けん)力(りょく) (kenryoku)
嫌(いや)がらせ (iyagarase)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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