自営業(じえいぎょう)

じえいぎょう
noun
self-employment; own business
workbusiness
1. self-employment; running one's own business
Working for oneself rather than being employed by a company. Encompasses freelancers, shop owners, and independent professionals.
父(ちち)は自営業(じえいぎょう)をしている。
My father runs his own business.
自営業(じえいぎょう)は収入(しゅうにゅう)が不安定(ふあんてい)になりがちだ。
Self-employment tends to bring unstable income.
会社(かいしゃ)を辞(や)めて自営業(じえいぎょう)を始(はじ)めたいと思(おも)っている。
I'm thinking of quitting my company job and starting my own business.

自営業(じえいぎょう) means working for oneself rather than being employed by a company. Covers freelancers, shop owners, and independent professionals.

Common collocations

  • 自営業(じえいぎょう)を営(いとな)む: to run one's own business
  • 自営業(じえいぎょう)を始(はじ)める: to start one's own business
  • 自営業者(じえいぎょうしゃ): self-employed person

Usage

On official forms (職業(しょくぎょう) occupation), 自営業(じえいぎょう) is a standard category. A self-employed person is 自営業者(じえいぎょうしゃ).

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: フリーランス (freelance)
Compare: 個人事業主(こじんじぎょうぬし) (sole proprietor)
Compare: 会社員(かいしゃいん) (company employee)
Compare: 個人事業(こじんじぎょう) (sole proprietorship)
Compare: 勤(つと)め人(にん) (salaried worker)
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