単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#12,253 most used

酷使

こくし1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

overuse; exploitation

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

You shouldn't overwork your body so much.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system.

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MEANING

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

noun · する verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 酷使 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

国史history of a nationこくし · not in tangoya
国司provincial official (under the ritsuryō system, esp. a governor)こくし · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#12,253 most used

Written酷使 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium