腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごと

こ

し

か

け

し

ご

と

Meanings

1

noun

temporary job; stopgap work

A job taken temporarily, often while looking for something better or just to pass time. The metaphor is of perching on a stool before moving on.

今いまの仕し事ごとは腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごとで、本ほん当とうにやりたいことではない。
My current job is just a stopgap; it's not what I really want to do.
彼かの女じょは

腰こし

掛か

け

仕し

事ごと

と

し

て

受うけ

付つけ

の

アルバイト

を

し

て

いる

。

She's working part-time at the reception desk as a temporary job.

Written forms

腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごと
Standard spelling using 腰掛け (stool, temporary seat) + 仕事 (work).
腰こし掛かけ仕し事ごと
Variant without okurigana け; less common but still used.

Kanji

腰loins, hips, waist
掛hang, suspend, depend
仕attend, doing, official
事matter, thing, fact

Similar words

アルバイト
アルバイト is a general term for part-time work, while 腰掛け仕事 specifically implies the work is temporary and not a career.
臨りん時じ雇やとい
臨時雇い refers to temporary employment from the employer's perspective, whereas 腰掛け仕事 focuses on the worker's view of the job as a placeholder.

Etymology

Compound of 腰掛け (stool, temporary seat) and 仕事 (work). The image is of someone perching briefly before moving on, reflecting the temporary nature of the job.