非正規(ひせいき)

ひせいき
noun, no-adjective
non-regular; irregular; informal (employment)
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1. non-regular; irregular
Not conforming to established rules, standards, or regular patterns. Used broadly for anything outside the standard or official category.
非正規(ひせいき)の手段(しゅだん)だ。
It's an irregular method.
非正規(ひせいき)の方法(ほうほう)で入手(にゅうしゅ)した。
It was obtained through irregular means.
この書類(しょるい)は非正規(ひせいき)のルートで提出(ていしゅつ)されたものだ。
This document was submitted through unofficial channels.
2. non-regular (employment)
Describes workers or employment arrangements that fall outside the standard full-time permanent employment model, including part-time, temporary, contract, and dispatch workers.
非正規(ひせいき)雇用(こよう)が増(ふ)えている。
Non-regular employment is increasing.
彼女(かのじょ)は非正規(ひせいき)社員(しゃいん)として働(はたら)いている。
She is working as a non-regular employee.
非正規(ひせいき)労働者(ろうどうしゃ)の待遇(たいぐう)改善(かいぜん)が社会的(しゃかいてき)な課題(かだい)になっている。
Improving the treatment of non-regular workers has become a social issue.

Formed from the prefix 非(ひ) (non-) and 正規(せいき) (regular; official). Most commonly encountered in employment contexts, where the distinction between 正規(せいき) and 非正規(ひせいき) is a major social and economic issue in Japan.

Common collocations

  • 非正規(ひせいき)雇用(こよう): non-regular employment
  • 非正規(ひせいき)社員(しゃいん): non-regular employee
  • 非正規(ひせいき)労働者(ろうどうしゃ): non-regular worker
  • 非正規(ひせいき)労働(ろうどう): non-regular labor
  • 非正規(ひせいき)の割合(わりあい): proportion of non-regular (workers)

Employment context

非正規(ひせいき)雇用(こよう) includes part-time workers (パート), temporary workers (派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)), contract workers (契約(けいやく)社員(しゃいん)), and casual workers (アルバイト). These positions typically offer lower pay, fewer benefits, and less job security than 正規(せいき)雇用(こよう) (regular full-time employment).

Similar words

  • 不正(ふせい): fraud; injustice — implies wrongdoing, while 非正規(ひせいき) simply means outside the standard category
  • 不規則(ふきそく): irregular; random — describes lack of pattern, not employment status
  • 臨時(りんじ): temporary; ad hoc — focuses on the temporary nature rather than the employment category

Related Words

Compare: 不正(ふせい) (fraud)
Compare: 不規則(ふきそく) (irregular)
Compare: 臨時(りんじ) (temporary)
Compare: パートタイム (part-time (work))
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