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掛け持ち (かけもち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 掛け持ちする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 掛か け 持も ちする 掛か け 持も ちしない Polite 掛か け 持も ちします 掛か け 持も ちしません Past polite 掛か け 持も ちしました 掛か け 持も ちしませんでした Past 掛か け 持も ちした 掛か け 持も ちしなかった Te-form 掛か け 持も ちして 掛か け 持も ちしないで Desire 掛か け 持も ちしたい 掛か け 持も ちしたくない Potential 掛か け 持も ちできる 掛か け 持も ちできない Passive 掛か け 持も ちされる 掛か け 持も ちされない Causative 掛か け 持も ちさせる 掛か け 持も ちさせない Causative passive 掛か け 持も ちさせられる 掛か け 持も ちさせられない Volitional 掛か け 持も ちしよう Polite volitional 掛か け 持も ちしましょう Imperative 掛か け 持も ちしろ 掛か け 持も ちするな Conditional 掛か け 持も ちすれば 掛か け 持も ちしなければ Tara conditional 掛か け 持も ちしたら 掛か け 持も ちしなかったら
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いる
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He holds two jobs concurrently: an office worker during the day and a bartender at night.
When I was a university student, I was juggling three part-time jobs.
Holding multiple jobs is tough, but it increases your income.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 掛か け 持も ちする to hold multiple (jobs/roles/activities) at the same time
She's holding down two part-time jobs at the same time.
掛か け 持も ちで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something while juggling multiple jobs/roles
Working multiple jobs at once is physically demanding.
〈 数かず 〉 つ 掛か け 持も ちする to hold a certain number of (jobs/roles) concurrently
He's involved in three club activities at once.
Related words 兼業 refers to formally running a side business or secondary occupation, while 掛け持ち is the casual, everyday term for juggling multiple jobs or roles at once.
副業 names a secondary source of income distinct from one's main job, whereas 掛け持ち simply describes holding several positions simultaneously without ranking them as main or side.
兼任 is a formal term for officially holding two posts or duties concurrently (e.g. a manager also serving as director), while 掛け持ち is more casual and covers part-time jobs, clubs, or schedules.
ダブルワーク is a modern, colloquial term specifically for holding two paying jobs, while 掛け持ち is broader and also covers school clubs, committees, or other roles.
掛け持ち is a casual, spoken way to say someone is juggling multiple jobs or roles, whereas 兼務 is the formal term used in official contexts.
Written forms 掛か け 持も ち Usage 80%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday writing.
かけ 持も ち Usage 20%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
Etymology Compound of 掛け (kake, continuative form of 掛ける 'to hang, to set') + 持ち (mochi, continuative form of 持つ 'to hold'). Literally 'hanging and holding', referring to holding multiple things at once.
