ワークライフバランス

わーくらいふばらんす
noun
work-life balance
business
1. work-life balance
The equilibrium between professional work and personal life, including family time, leisure, and health.
ワークライフバランスを大切(たいせつ)にしている会社(かいしゃ)で働(はたら)きたい。
I want to work at a company that values work-life balance.
残業(ざんぎょう)が減(へ)って、ワークライフバランスが改善(かいぜん)した。
My work-life balance improved after overtime decreased.
ワークライフバランスの実現(じつげん)は現代(げんだい)の課題(かだい)だ。
Achieving work-life balance is a modern challenge.

Abbreviation: Often shortened to WLB (ダブリュエルビー) in business contexts.

Related modern business vocabulary

Japanese context: Japan has been actively promoting ワークライフバランス since the late 2000s to address issues like 過労死(かろうし) (death from overwork) and declining birth rates. The 働(はたら)き方(かた)改革(かいかく) legislation in 2018 established stricter overtime limits.

Related Words

Related: 有給休暇(ゆうきゅうきゅうか) (paid vacation)
Related: 残業(ざんぎょう) (overtime)
Related: 過労死(かろうし) (death from overwork)
Related: 働(はたら)き方(かた)改革(かいかく) (work style reform)
Related: フレックスタイム (flextime)
Related: 育児休暇(いくじきゅうか) (parental leave)
Related: テレワーク (remote work)
Related: リモートワーク (remote work)
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Added 2026.1.19 8:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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