掛かけ持もち

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

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

Meanings

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

holding multiple positions concurrently; double jobbing; moonlighting

Refers to holding two or more jobs, roles, or responsibilities at the same time. Often used for part-time work, committee memberships, or school club activities. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

彼かれは昼ひるは会かい社しゃ員いん、夜よるはバーテンダーと仕し事ごとを掛かけ持もちしている。
He holds two jobs concurrently: an office worker during the day and a bartender at night.
大だい学がく生せいのとき、三みっつのアルバイトを掛かけ持もちしていた。
When I was a university student, I was juggling three part-time jobs.
掛かけ持もちは大たい変へんだが、収しゅう入にゅうが増ふえる。
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
彼かの女じょはアルバイトを二ふたつ掛かけ持もちしている。
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
掛かけ持もちで働はたらくのは体たい力りょく的てきに大たい変へんだ。
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
彼かれは部ぶ活かつを三みっつ掛かけ持もちしている。
He's involved in three club activities at once.

Kanji

掛hang, suspend, depend
持hold, have

Related words

兼けん業ぎょうN1
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.
副ふく業ぎょう
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.
兼けん任にん
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
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.
兼けん務む
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.

Opposites

専せん業ぎょう
専業 means devoting oneself to a single occupation, the opposite of 掛け持ち, which means juggling multiple jobs or roles at once.

Written forms

掛かけ持もちUsage80%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday writing.
かけ持もちUsage20%
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.