脱サラ

Reading

Kana: だつサラ

Romaji: datsusara

Definition

noun

1

setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business

Kanji

脱

Readings: ダツ、 ぬ.ぐ、 ぬ.げる

Meanings: undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off

Example Sentence

清水(しみず)の舞台(ぶたい)から飛(と)び降(お)りたつもりで脱(だつ)サラした。

➥Quitting my office job was a leap in the dark.