How do you read 内職?

内職 is read ないしょく (naishoku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 内職?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 内職 in romaji?

内職 is written naishoku in romaji.

What kanji are in 内職?

内 (Inside, Within); 職 (Post, Employment).

内職ないしょく

ないしょく · naishoku

noun

Side job (outside of one's main employment), side gig, side hustle

homeworking, simple job carried out at home, home industry
(secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

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Heiban

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How it’s used

Used in formal or neutral contexts to refer to paid work done at home or a side job, often by women or students, or to working on unrelated matters during meetings.

Commonly confused with 'arubaito' (part-time job), but 'naishoku' implies work done at home or on the side, often without leaving the house.

Example sentences

彼女は家で内職をしている。

She does side work at home.

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会議中に内職をするのは失礼だ。

It's rude to do side work during a meeting.

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Kanji in this word

内Inside, Within, Between 音ない・だい訓うち JLPT N3 · 4 strokes 職Post, Employment, Work 音しょく・そく JLPT N3 · 18 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

内うちwithin, inside 案内あんないするinformation, guidance ～内～ないinside ~内科ないかinternist clinic, internal medicine 内線ないせんphone extension 内閣ないかくcabinet, (government)職しょくemployment 職員しょくいんstaff member, personnel

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What does 内職 mean?

Side job (outside of one's main employment), side gig, side hustle. It can also mean: homeworking, simple job carried out at home, home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending.

How do you pronounce 内職?

ないしょく (naishoku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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