脱サラ(だつさら)

だつさら
noun
quitting salaried work to go independent; leaving company employment
work
1. quitting salaried work to go independent; leaving company employment
The act of leaving a stable salaried job at a company to start one's own business or become self-employed. A blend of 脱 (escape from) and サラ (short for サラリーマン).
脱サラ(だつさら)して、カフェを開(ひら)いた。
I quit my salaried job and opened a café.
脱サラ(だつさら)を夢見(ゆめみ)ているサラリーマンは多(おお)い。
Many salaried workers dream of quitting to start their own business.
彼(かれ)は大手企業(おおてきぎょう)を辞(や)めて脱サラ(だつさら)し、農業(のうぎょう)を始(はじ)めた。
He quit a major company, left salaried work behind, and started farming.

A compound abbreviation combining 脱 (escape, shed) and サラ (short for サラリーマン, salaryman). Also used as a suru-verb: 脱サラする (to quit salaried employment).

Common collocations

  • 脱サラ(だつさら)する: to quit salaried employment
  • 脱サラ(だつさら)して起業する: to quit and start a business
  • 脱サラ(だつさら)組(くみ): people who have quit salaried work
  • 脱サラ(だつさら)農家(のうか): former salaryman turned farmer
general
Added 2026.6.12 22:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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