ノルマ

(one's) quota; assignment

What does ノルマ mean?

ノルマ is a Japanese noun meaning (one's) quota; assignment in English. It is written as ノルマ in hiragana, and noruma in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

我々はノルマを果たそうと一生懸命にがんばって四苦八苦した。

We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.