フリーランス

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to working independently without a long-term employer, or to a person who does so. Commonly used with の to modify nouns (e.g., フリーランスの仕事).

フリーランスとして働はたらくto work as a freelancer
彼かれは会かい社しゃを辞やめてフリーランスとして働はたらいている。
He quit his company job and now works as a freelancer.
フリーランスになるto become a freelancer
来らい年ねんからフリーランスになるつもりだ。
I plan to become a freelancer starting next year.
フリーランスの〈人ひと〉a freelance ~ (person in a profession)
彼かの女じょはフリーランスのカメラマンだ。
She is a freelance photographer.

自じ営えい業ぎょうN2
自営業 covers any self-run business, possibly with a shop or employees, while フリーランス refers specifically to independent contract work, often in creative or professional fields.
個こ人じん事じ業ぎょう主ぬし
個人事業主 is the formal tax/legal term for a self-employed individual, while フリーランス is the casual, everyday word for the same kind of independent worker.
フリーランサー
フリーランサー refers specifically to a freelance person, while フリーランス more often describes the freelance work style itself, though the two are often used interchangeably for the person.
フリーN2
フリーランス is the fuller, more explicit term for freelance work, while フリー is the shorter, more casual abbreviation used in everyday speech.
自じ営えいN1
フリーランス refers to working independently on a contract basis without a fixed employer, while 自営 more strongly implies actually operating one's own business.

会かい社しゃ員いんN5
会社員 is a salaried employee tied to one company, the opposite of a フリーランス who works independently without a long-term employer.

フリーターN3
フリーター refers to someone doing part-time or temporary jobs without a clear career path, whereas フリーランス implies skilled, professional contract work.

Borrowed from English 'freelance', referring to independent work without a permanent employer.