フリーター

Japanese

Etymology

Possibly from English free and German Arbeiter (“labourer”). Compare バイト (baito, “part-time job”), which is derived from German Arbeit.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) フリーター [fùríꜜìtàà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾʲiːta̠ː]

Noun

フリーター • (furītā) 

  1. freeter, someone who makes a living by doing part-time jobs

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: freeter

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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