内ない職しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

side job; side gig; side hustle

A job done in addition to one's main employment, often for extra income. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to do a side job'.

• 彼かれは本ほん業ぎょうのほかに内ない職しょくをしている。

  He does a side job in addition to his main work.

• 内ない職しょくで月つきに5ご万まん円えんくらい稼かせいでいる。

  I earn about 50,000 yen a month from my side hustle.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

homeworking; piecework done at home

Refers to simple manual or clerical work done at home, such as assembling parts or addressing envelopes. Often implies low-paid, repetitive tasks.

• 母ははは家いえで内ない職しょくとしてシール貼はりの仕し事ごとをしている。

  My mother does piecework at home, sticking labels.

• 内ない職しょくで家か計けいを助たすける。

  Supplement the household budget with homeworking.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

doing something else during class/meeting

Colloquial use: secretly working on unrelated tasks (e.g., other homework, personal projects) while attending a class, lecture, or meeting. Often used with する.

• 授じゅ業ぎょう中ちゅうに内ない職しょくしてレポートを書かいていた。

  I was secretly working on my report during class.

• 会かい議ぎで内ない職しょくするのはバレやすい。

  It's easy to get caught doing something else during a meeting.