アルバイト

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

アルバイトする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

part-time job; side job

Commonly used for student part-time work or any secondary job. Often abbreviated as バイト in casual speech.

from German Arbeit

Related words· 7

バイトN3sense 1
バイト is the casual, spoken abbreviation of アルバイト, used mainly among friends or in informal writing.
パートN4sense 1
パート usually refers to part-time work taken by housewives or older workers, while アルバイト is more associated with students and younger people.
フリーターN3sense 2
フリーター describes a person who lives mainly off a series of アルバイト jobs rather than holding regular employment.
パートタイムN4
アルバイト is the everyday word for a part-time or side job, especially for students, while パートタイム is a more formal loanword often used in employment contracts and statistics.

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内ない職しょくN1
アルバイト refers to part-time work in general, often outside the home, whereas 内職 specifically means extra work taken on alongside a main job or done at home.
パートタイマー
アルバイト is a broader term for casual or student part-time work, while パートタイマー usually refers to an ongoing, scheduled part-time job.
派は遣けん社しゃ員いんN2
派遣社員 is typically full-time work arranged through an agency, while アルバイト usually refers to casual, often part-time work hired directly.

Opposites

正せい社しゃ員いんN2sense 2
正社員 is a permanent, full-time employee, contrasting with an アルバイト who works part-time and often without the same benefits.
フルタイム sense 1
フルタイム describes full-time work hours, opposite to the shorter, flexible hours typical of アルバイト.

Don't confuse with

フリーターN3
アルバイト refers to the part-time job itself, while フリーター refers to the person who lives by doing such jobs.
サイドビジネスN1
アルバイト is simply a part-time job and doesn't imply the person also has a main career, unlike サイドビジネス which specifically means a business run alongside one's main work.