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In Japan, somebody who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.

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freeter

Noun

In Japan, somebody who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.

Japanese Meaning

日本において、専業の正社員としての雇用に就かず、主にアルバイトなどの非正規な職に従事する人を指す。専業主婦や学生は除かれ、キャリア志向の欠如が背景にある場合が多い。

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After graduating, he became a freeter and spent his days drifting between part-time jobs without a clear career plan.

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卒業後、彼はフリーターになり、明確なキャリアプランもなく日々アルバイトを転々として過ごした。

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In Japan, somebody who lacks full-time employment (excluding housewives and students), especially through lack of interest in a career.

The average freeter lives at home, earns about $1,000 a month, and stays in a job about nine months, according to surveys conducted by the Recruit Corporation, Japan's largest job placement company. Recruit estimates that 3.4 million Japanese, aged 19 to 30, are freeters, working part time or at temporary jobs.

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