How to say "freelance" in Japanese

• フリーランスCommon
  no-adjectiveThe common word for the person sense of 'freelance': someone self-employed who works independently rather than as a company employee, as in a freelance writer or translator.
• 自由契約じゆうけいやく
  no-adjectiveA less common, literal term ('free contract') for a contractual status rather than an occupation; most familiar from sports reporting on players released by their teams, and seldom the word you want for freelance work.

Use 「フリーランス」 for freelance workers and freelance work; 自由契約 is a less common term for the contractual status of being unattached, familiar mainly from sports, and seldom the word you want.

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• フリーランスfreelance
• フリーfreelance
• 自由契約じゆうけいやくfreelance