雇(やと)う

やとう
godan verb
to employ, to hire
1. to employ, to hire
To engage someone for work or services.
新(あたら)しい社員(しゃいん)を雇(やと)う。
To hire a new employee.
アルバイトを雇(やと)う。
To hire a part-timer.
この会社(かいしゃ)は毎年(まいとし)新卒(しんそつ)を雇(やと)っている。
This company hires new graduates every year.

雇(やと)う is a godan verb meaning to hire or employ someone.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: 〜を雇(やと)う

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 社員(しゃいん)を雇(やと)う: to hire an employee
  • アルバイトを雇(やと)う: to hire a part-timer
  • 人(ひと)を雇(やと)う: to hire someone
  • 正社員(せいしゃいん)として雇(やと)う: to hire as a full-time employee

COMPOUNDS:

  • 雇用(こよう): employment
  • 雇(やと)い主(ぬし): employer
  • 雇(やと)い入(い)れる: to take on, hire

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 採用(さいよう)する: to hire (more formal, often for new graduates)
  • 解雇(かいこ)する: to fire, dismiss (opposite)
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Added 2026.1.9 17:21 · Revised 2026.2.23 8:59
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