also: じょうこ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
regular employment; full-time employment
Refers to the state or system of being employed on a regular, full-time basis, as opposed to temporary or part-time work.
He is looking for regular employment.
The benefits of regular employment are better than those of part-time work.
regular employee; full-time employee; permanent employee
Refers to a person who is employed on a regular, full-time, or permanent basis.
He is a regular employee at this company.
The responsibilities differ between regular employees and contract workers.
Standard spelling with okurigana.
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana; also read じょうこ in some contexts.
Rare reading for the abbreviated spelling; mainly seen in older or formal texts.
Compound of 常 (じょう, 'regular, constant') and 雇い (やとい, 'employment, hiring'), the nominalized form of 雇う (やとう, 'to employ').