きん
勤
ぞく
続
ひ
疲
ろう
労

noun

Jocular, humorous term. Pun on 金属疲労.
  1. worsened performance because of long service, malfunctioning resulting from continuous long-term operation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん
勤
ぞく
続
ひ
疲
ろう
労
 勤続疲労 きんぞくひろう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

diligence, become employed, serve
キン　つと.める　いそ.しむ (6th, N3)
the violet
すみれ　キン (Kentei 1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
life, (生 variant)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
continue, series, sequel
つづ.く　ゾク　ショク (4th, N3)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sell
う.る　バイ　うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (5th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
exhausted, tire, weary
つか.れる　ヒ (Early Jr. High, N3)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク　ニャク　ソウ
pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
labor, thank for, reward for
ロウ　ろう.する　いたわ.る (4th, N3)
to learn, (𦥯 variant)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)