ない
内
しょく
職

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. side job (outside of one's main employment), side gig, side hustle.
  2. homeworking, simple job carried out at home, home industry.
  3. (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ない
内
しょく
職
 内職 ないしょく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inside, within, between
ナイ　うち　ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
post, employment, work
ショク　ソク　もと (5th, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
sword, potter's clay, to gather
ショク　シキ　シ
sound, noise
おと　オン　ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)