パート

パ

ー

ト

Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun

part; portion; section

General use for a part of something, such as a role, section, or component.

合がっ唱しょうで、私わたしはソプラノのパートを担たん当とうした。
In the chorus, I was in charge of the soprano part.

noun

part-timer; part-time worker

abbreviation

Abbreviation of パートタイマー. Refers to a person working part-time, often used in job contexts.

Usage patterns

パートで働はたらくto work as a part-timer
母はははスーパーでパートで働はたらいている。
My mother works part-time at a supermarket.
パートに出でるto go out to a part-time job
子こ供どもが学がっ校こうに行いっている間あいだ、パートに出でている。
While the kids are at school, she goes out to her part-time job.
パートを探さがすto look for a part-time job
近ちかくでパートを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a part-time job nearby.
パートを募ぼ集しゅうするto recruit part-time workers
このお店みせは今いまパートを募ぼ集しゅうしている。
This shop is currently hiring part-timers.

Related words· 8

アルバイトN5sense 2
アルバイト often refers to casual or student part-time work, while パート typically describes part-time jobs held by housewives or older workers.
部ぶ分ぶんN3sense 1
部分 is the plain Japanese word for a portion or section, while パート is a katakana loanword used for parts of a show, book, or system.
フリーターN3
パート also means a part-time worker, but it's typically used for housewives or older adults doing part-time work, while フリーター usually refers to young people who make part-time work their main livelihood.
非ひ常じょう勤きんN1
パート is a casual, everyday word for part-time work, while 非常勤 is a more formal term used in official or institutional contexts.

Show 4 more

パートタイマー
パート is the everyday shortened form of パートタイマー, used casually in speech and job listings.
嘱しょく託たく
パート is the general, casual term for a part-time worker, while 嘱託 usually implies a fixed-term contract with specific duties, often for re-employed retirees.
バイトN3
パート usually refers to regular part-time work taken by housewives or older workers, whereas バイト is the typical word for students' casual or temporary jobs.
パートタイムN4
パート is the shortened, everyday form of パートタイム, commonly used to refer to part-time workers, especially housewives.

Opposites

正せい社しゃ員いんN2sense 2
正社員 is a full-time, permanent employee, the direct opposite of a パート part-timer.
フルタイム sense 3
フルタイム describes full-time work, the opposite of パート (part-time) employment.

Politeness

パートタイマーpolite 丁寧語sense 2
パートタイマー is the full, slightly more formal form of パート when referring to a part-time worker.
パートタイムpolite 丁寧語N4sense 3
パートタイム is the full form of パート when describing part-time employment itself, as in パートタイムの仕事.

Don't confuse with

アパートN5
アパート means 'apartment' and is unrelated in meaning to パート despite the similar sound and spelling.

Word family

パートタイムN4
part-time
パートタイマー
part-timer; part-time worker
パート主しゅ婦ふ
housewife who works part-time
センターパート
center part; middle part
ナックルパート
knuckle part
カウンターパート
counterpart

Etymology

Loanword from English 'part', entering Japanese in the mid-20th century. The abbreviation senses for part-time work and part-timer developed from the longer forms パートタイム and パートタイマー.