内職

ないしょく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; side hustle
2. homeworking; simple job carried out at home; home industry
3. (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

Kanji

• 内 inside. Read as ナイ.
• 職 job. Read as ショク.

Words containing 内職

• 手内職 (てないしょく) manual piecework done at home
• 内職商法 (ないしょくしょうほう) work-at-home scheme (scam in which the offer of a highly paid work-at-home job is used to lure victims into paying substantial upfront costs)
• 内職者 (ないしょくしゃ) homeworker

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