チームワーク

Meaning in English

teamwork

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What it means

チームワーク means the collaborative effort of a group to achieve shared goals, emphasizing cooperation, communication, and mutual support among members.

Main meanings

Coordination and mutual support within a group to accomplish tasks
Effective collaboration that relies on clear roles and open communication
In business, sport, and education, a standard term for collective functioning

How to use it

Used as a noun in formal and semi-formal contexts to describe how people work together, frequently appearing in corporate reports, team-building discussions, PR materials, and sports commentary; commonly modified by adjectives like good or strong to emphasize effective collaboration.

Variants and close terms

協力 (kyouryoku) – cooperation
連携 (renkei) – coordination
協働 (kyodō) – cooperative work
団結 (danketsu) – unity

Etymology

team + work adapted into Japanese as チームワーク; a katakana loanword that follows Japanese phonology, with long vowels often represented by the respective kana; originally borrowed from English and integrated into modern usage.

Origin

Postwar Japan, accelerated by rapid economic growth and the adoption of Western management practices; the concept of collective effort and collaborative problem solving became prominent in corporate and educational settings from the 1950s onward.

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Noun (名詞)