Where does “働き方改革” come from?

働き方改革 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 方, from Middle Chinese 方.

働き方改革 (Japanese): work style reform (in Japan)

Definitions

  1. work style reform (in Japan)

Ancestry of “働き方改革”, step by step

働き方改革 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 方

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese方direction, way, side; more so; person
2Middle Chinese方—

via Japanese 改革

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese改革reform, improvement; reform
Every word from Middle Chinese 方 →Every word from Japanese 方 →