JLPT N3 Intermediate
雇う
To hire, employ, or charter.
Readings
Other forms
雇います polite form
雇った plain past
雇って te-form
雇われる passive form
傭う rare kanji
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To hire / employ (a person)
Describes the act of engaging a person’s services in exchange for wages or salary.
Example
新しい アシスタント を 雇う こと に しました 。
We decided to hire a new assistant.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To charter / hire (a service)
Describes chartering a vehicle or vessel where the service includes an operator.
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