Vocab Info

N1 Noun

フリーターyoung people subsisting on part-time work, one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work, part-timer

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        (young) person subsisting on part-time work, person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

        Abbreviation,

    All Forms

    フリーター

    Details

      • フ

      • リ

      • ー

      • タ

      • ー

    • Frequency

      General Top 9,600

    Examples

    --:--

    • 定職(ていしょく)に就(つ)くまでフリーターとして働(はたら)く。

      I'll keep working as a part-timer until I land something full-time.

      • N1
    • 私(わたし)はフリーターなので、比較的(ひかくてき)時間(じかん)の自由(じゆう)があります。

      Since I'm living off part-time work, my schedule's pretty flexible.

      • N1
    • フリーターはあまり稼(かせ)げないが、時間(じかん)には余裕(よゆう)がある。

      Part-timers don't earn much, but they've got a lot of free time.

      • N1
    • 人事(じんじ)部(ぶ)に聞(き)かれるが早(はや)いか、彼(かれ)はフリーターから正社員(せいしゃいん)になりたいと言(い)った。

      As soon as HR asked, he said he wanted to move on from being a part-timer to a full-time employee.

      • N1
    • 働(はたら)きたいという意志(いし)はあるのだが、未(いま)だに定職(ていしょく)に就(つ)けず、フリーターという身分(みぶん)のままである。

      I want to work, but I still haven't found anything steady, so I'm stuck getting by on part-time jobs.

      • N1
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.