パート

ぱーと

noun

part-time (work)

1. part-time work, part-time job

Part-time employment, especially regular but less than full-time work. Short for パートタイム. Often refers specifically to part-time work done by housewives or middle-aged women.

母(はは)はスーパーでパートをしている。

My mother works part-time at a supermarket.

パートの仕事(しごと)を探(さが)しています。

I'm looking for a part-time job.

パートで働(はたら)いて家計(かけい)を助(たす)けている。

I work part-time to help with the household finances.

2. part-time worker

A person who works part-time, especially in retail or service industries.

パートさんが足(た)りない。

We don't have enough part-time workers.

パートさん = part-timer (person)

新(あたら)しいパートが今日(きょう)から来(く)る。

A new part-timer is starting today.

パートの人(ひと)も社員(しゃいん)と同(おな)じように保険(ほけん)に入(はい)れるようになった。

Part-time workers can now enroll in insurance the same as regular employees.

ABBREVIATION: パートタイム → パート

LOANWORD from English "part (time)."

USAGE DISTINCTION:

パート: Often implies regular part-time work, traditionally associated with married women or middle-aged workers
アルバイト (バイト): Part-time work typically done by students or younger people, often temporary

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

パートをする/パートで働(はたら)く (to work part-time)
パートの求人(きゅうじん) (part-time job listings)
パートさん (part-time worker - colloquial)
パート従業員(じゅうぎょういん) (part-time employee - formal)

In Japanese workplaces, パート workers typically have different benefits and status than 正社員(せいしゃいん) (full-time employees).

Related Words

Related: アルバイト

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Added 2026.1.11 21:26 · Revised 2026.5.24 6:12

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