アルバイト

アルバイト · arubaito · JLPT N4 · noun

occupation

💼 From German Arbeit (work): a-ru-bai-to = Arbeit, but only part-time

Japanese borrowed the German word Arbeit, meaning work, and narrowed it to side jobs done by students and part-timers. Say Arbeit with Japanese syllables and you get arubaito. Often shortened to baito.

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