雇う

• 読み: やとう
• ローマ字: yatou
• 漢字の分解: 雇 (ko/yato) — employ, hire
• 発音: /ja.toː/

意味

To employ; to hire. To engage someone for work in exchange for pay.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb conjugated with the う row. Used for hiring employees, workers, or contractors. The passive form 雇われる (to be employed) is common. Related words include 雇用 (employment, noun) and 雇い主 (employer). Covers both formal employment and casual hiring.

例文

1. 会社は来月から新しいスタッフを雇う予定だ。
2. アルバイトを三人雇った。
3. 外国語ができる人を雇いたい。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, employment, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 雇 depicts a person (戸, door/household) under employ, with the original meaning relating to engaging someone from another household for service.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal