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What does 雇う (やとう, yatou) mean?

雇う (やとう, yatou) means to hire, to employ.

Quick facts
Readingやとう
Romajiyatou
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
やとう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyatou

to hire, to employ

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to employ; to hire; to take on
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

Example sentences

  • The store hired a new employee.

  • Since I'm busy, I want to hire a part-time worker.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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