Japanese word

雇う

Pronunciation

Romajiyatou

Meaning

  • verbhire

Example

会社は新しい店員を雇います。kai sha wa atara shi i ten in o yato i ma su

The company hires a new clerk.

Illustration for 雇う (hire)

More examples

店長は忙しい時期だけ店員を雇いました。ten chō wa isoga shi i ji ki da ke ten in o yato i ma shi ta

The manager hired a clerk only during the busy season.

Core concept

Brings a person into a work role in exchange for agreed payment.

Common phrases

  • アルバイトを雇うa ru ba i to o yato u

    hire a part-time worker

  • 専門家を雇うsen mon ka o yato u

    hire a specialist

Similar words

採用するsaiyōsuru: To select a person to fill a job or position.
雇用するkoyōsuru: To engage a person to work for payment over an ongoing period.
雇い入れるyatoiireru: To take someone on as a worker.

Definition in Japanese

人を仕事に就かせ、働きに対して賃金を支払う。hito o shi goto ni tsu ka se hatara ki ni tai shi te chin gin o shi hara u

Word origin

雇う (yatō) belongs to the native Japanese vocabulary, and its earlier word origin is not certain; the kanji 雇 (ko, "employ") represents its meaning but does not establish its etymology.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, hire can also mean paying someone for a one-time service, as in hire a photographer, while employ usually suggests regular work.

Other meanings

  • employverb

Opposites

  • 解雇するkaikosurudismissverb

Related words

  • 雇用koyōemploymentnoun
  • 雇い主yatoinushiemployernoun

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