1.
volunteer work; community service; service activities
地域の奉仕活動に参加する。
To participate in community service.
学校では毎月奉仕活動の日がある。
At school, there is a community service day every month.
��年退職後、彼女は近所の���掃や高齢者の見守りなど、さまざまな奉仕活動に取り組んでいる。
After retirement, she has been engaged in various volunteer activities such as neighborhood cleaning and checking on the elderly.
A formal compound meaning volunteer or service activities performed for the benefit of the community without compensation. The word 奉仕 (service, devotion) gives this term a slightly more formal and selfless nuance compared to the loanword ボランティア.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 奉仕活動に参加する: to participate in volunteer work
- 奉仕活動に取り組む: to engage in service activities
- 地域奉仕活動: community service
- 清掃奉仕活動: cleanup volunteer work
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ボランティア活動: volunteer activities (more casual; the most common term in everyday speech)
- 社会貢献: social contribution (broader; includes corporate philanthropy and paid work that benefits society)
- 慈善活動: charity work (focuses on helping the poor or disadvantaged)
USAGE:
奉仕活動 is preferred in formal writing, school contexts, and official announcements. ボランティア活動 is more natural in casual conversation. Schools in Japan often organize 奉仕活動 as part of the curriculum.