Word Meaning 雇う

やとう yatou

雇う is read as やとう (yatou) and means to employ.

Meaning

English

  1. to employ
  2. to hire
  3. to charter

Reading

Kana

やとう

Romaji

yatou

Writing Variants

  • 傭う やとう yatou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 6480 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雇い主

やといぬし

employer

雇用

こよう

employment

雇い

やとい

employee

雇用機会

こようきかい

employment opportunity

雇用流動化

こようりゅうどうか

employment mobility

雇用期間

こようきかん

period of employment

雇用可能人口

こようかのうじんこう

workforce

雇用制度

こようせいど

employment system

雇用国

こようこく

country of employment

雇用総局

こようそうきょく

Manpower Administration

雇調金

こちょうきん

employment adjustment subsidy

雇用主

こようぬし

employer

Example Sentences

10

わたしはかれをやとうつもりだ。

I intend to hire him.

このみせはりんじのスタッフをやとうよていだ。

This store plans to hire temporary staff.

We can't hire anyone new right now.

I think we should hire Tom.

I will employ somebody who can speak English.

The company has decided to employ two new secretaries.

We need to hire someone who speaks French.

I need to hire somebody who can speak French.

We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

Hiring a non-native French speaker to translate the document into French is like hiring a carpenter to fix your leaky faucet.