ノルマ

Japanese

Etymology

From Russian но́рма (nórma). Compare Korean 노르마 (noreuma).

Pronunciation

Noun

ノルマ • (noruma

  1. quota
    ノルマ()たす
    noruma o hatasu
    to meet one's quota
  2. assigned work (especially an amount of work given to each person)
    ()(だい)ノルマ
    kadai na noruma
    excessively large assignment
    ノルマ(たっ)(せい)
    noruma tassei
    completing one's assigned work; (Internet slang) posting the customary meme response to something
    • 2013, Matsumoto Masanori, Shihōshoshi gokagetsu gōkaku hō [Pass the judicial scrivener exam in five months], page 74:
      (べん)(きょう)(けい)(かく)()て、それを()()(べん)(きょう)(じっ)(こう)していく(なか)で、(もっと)(じゅう)(よう)となる(かんが)(かた)が、「ノルマ(たっ)(せい)(はっ)(そう)」です。
      Benkyō keikaku o tate, sore o hibi no benkyō de jikkō shite-iku naka de, mottomo jūyō tonaru kangaekata ga, “noruma tassei no hassō” desu.
      When developing a study plan and carrying it out every day, the most important thing to think about is “the idea of regular accomplishments”.

References

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