雇う (やとう, yatou) Japanese meaning: employ | Kotomora

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雇う · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	雇やとう	雇やとわない
Polite	雇やといます	雇やといません
Past polite	雇やといました	雇やといませんでした
Past	雇やとった	雇やとわなかった
Te-form	雇やとって	雇やとわないで
Desire	雇やといたい	雇やといたくない
Potential	雇やとえる	雇やとえない
Passive	雇やとわれる	雇やとわれない
Causative	雇やとわせる	雇やとわせない
Causative passive	雇やとわせられるalso 雇やとわされる	雇やとわせられないalso 雇やとわされない
Volitional	雇やとおう
Polite volitional	雇やといましょう
Imperative	雇やとえ	雇やとうな
Conditional	雇やとえば	雇やとわなければ
Tara conditional	雇やとったら	雇やとわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

employ; hire; take on

Used for hiring people as employees, staff, or workers. The object is typically a person or a role.

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Kanji

雇employ, hire
傭employ, hire

Related words· 6

採さい用ようN2sense 1
採用する is a more formal term for hiring through a selection process, while 雇う is the general everyday word for employing someone.
チャーター sense 2
チャーターする specifically means to charter a plane, boat, or bus, while 雇う can also cover simpler cases like hiring a taxi.
雇こ用ようN1sense 1
雇用する is a formal, often legal or business term for employment, whereas 雇う is the plain verb used in everyday speech.
借かりるN5sense 2
借りる means to borrow or rent an object without an operator, while 雇う implies hiring a service that comes with a driver or crew.

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採とるN3
雇う is the everyday word for hiring someone, while 採る is a more formal term often used for recruiting new graduates or staff.
抱かかえるN2
雇う simply means to hire someone, while 抱える implies having staff on an ongoing basis with a sense of responsibility or burden.

Opposites

解かい雇こN1sense 1
解雇する means to fire or dismiss an employee, the opposite of 雇う which means to hire one.
くびにするN2
雇う means to hire someone, the opposite action of 首にする, which means to fire someone.

Don't confuse with

雇やとい
雇う is the verb meaning 'to hire', while 雇い is the noun form referring to the person hired or the state of being employed.

Word family· 11

雇やとい
employee; employment
日ひ雇やとい
day labor; daily employment; day laborer
雇やとい主ぬし
employer
常じょう雇やとい
regular employment; full-time employment · regular employee; full-time employee; permanent employee

Written forms

雇やとうUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling for employing people and chartering services.
やとうUsage5%
傭やとうUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 雇う is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

The kanji 雇 is composed of 戸 (door) and 隹 (bird), originally suggesting a bird kept at home, which extended to the idea of employing someone. The reading やとう is of native Japanese origin.

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