ライスワーク

noun

work to earn a living; bread-and-butter job

A wasei-eigo pun on ライフワーク (lifework), referring to a job done primarily for income rather than passion. Often used in contrast to one's true calling.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from ricework

See also: ライフワーク

• 彼かれは小しょう説せつ家かになりたいが、今いまはライスワークとして塾じゅく講こう師しをしている。

  He wants to be a novelist, but for now he works as a cram-school teacher as his bread-and-butter job.

• ライスワークだけでは物もの足たりなくて、週しゅう末まつは趣しゅ味みのバンド活かつ動どうに打うち込こんでいる。

  Just doing ricework isn't satisfying, so on weekends I throw myself into my hobby band.