Japanese word

パート

Pronunciation

Romajipāto

姉は近くの店でパートをしています。ane wa chika ku no mise de pā to o shi te i ma su

My older sister has a part-time job at a nearby store.

来月からパートを始めます。rai getsu ka ra pā to o haji me ma su

I will start a part-time job next month.

Describes one portion of a larger whole, such as a person's role, a section of something, or work done for only part of the usual schedule.

アルバイトarubaito: Work done for limited hours, often as temporary or student employment.

一日の勤務時間や週の勤務日数が正規雇用より少ない仕事。ichi nichi no kin mu ji kan ya shū no kin mu nis sū ga sei ki ko yō yo ri suku na i shi goto

The Japanese noun パート (pāto) is a shortened form of パートタイム (pāto taimu), borrowed from the English term part-time.

In Japanese, パート (pāto) commonly means a part-time job, while the English word part does not mean employment.