1.
activity, action
Actions or work done by a person or group toward a goal.
活動 means activity - organized actions or work toward a goal.
WORD FORMATION:
活 (active, lively) + 動 (movement) = activity
GRAMMAR:
Used as noun and する verb: 活動する (to be active, engage in activities)
COMMON TYPES:
- ボランティア活動: volunteer activities
- 部活動 (部活): club activities (school)
- 政治活動: political activities
- 経済活動: economic activity
- 社会活動: social activities
- 就職活動 (就活): job hunting
- 婚活: marriage hunting activities
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS:
- 部活: club activities (from 部活動)
- 就活: job hunting (from 就職活動)
- 婚活: marriage hunting
- 終活: end-of-life preparations
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 活動に参加する: to participate in activities
- 活動範囲: scope of activity
- 活動拠点: base of operations