How to say "hire" in Japanese

• 雇用こようJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA noun covering employment as a general state or arrangement rather than the act of hiring one worker; think of contexts like the employment relationship or job market, not 'we hired a new clerk'.
  少数しょうすう民族みんぞくの雇用こよう促進そくしん政策せいさくとはいっても、建前たてまえにすぎず、現状げんじょうはマイノリティーが職しょくに就つけるチャンスなどほとんどない。↗

  Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
• 雇うやとうJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe basic verb for hiring a person to work, whether an employee or someone for a short job. If you want to say 'hire someone', this is the word you normally reach for.
  あの店みせは８人にんの店員てんいんを雇やとっている。↗

  That store employs eight clerks.
• 貸しかしJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounReally 'lending' or 'rental' from the lender's side; 'hire' appears among its senses but this is marginal. It is seldom the word you want when translating 'hire' into Japanese.
• 借り上げるかりあげるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbTo take something on by arrangement from its owner, covering hiring or leasing premises and chartering vehicles. Use this for the sense of 'hire' as in securing use of a building, car, or the like.
• 借り受けるかりうけるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbTo receive something on loan or on hire from another party, including renting or leasing. Like 借り上げる, it fits the 'hire things' sense rather than employing people.

Use 「雇う」 for hiring employees, 雇用 for employment as a noun, and 「借り上げる」 or 「借り受ける」 for hiring or leasing things; 「貸し」 mainly means lending, with 'hire' only as a marginal gloss.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 雇用こようemployment
• 雇うやとうto employ
• 貸しかしloan
• 借り上げるかりあげるto hire
• 借り受けるかりうけるto borrow
• 賃ちんhire (charge)
• 雇い入れるやといいれるto employ
• 召し使うめしつかうto employ
• 借りるかりるto rent
• 抱えるかかえるto employ
• 入れるいれるto admit
• 借るかるto rent
• おくto appoint (someone to a certain position)
• 採るとるto take on (workers, students)