雇用・雇傭|こようkoyou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
雇用雇用 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it is written only in kanji.
雇傭雇傭 is a rarely used written form, also written only in kanji, so learners will seldom need to choose it.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbemployment; hire
    Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
Conjugation
Dictionary form雇用する(こようする)
Polite (masu)雇用します(こようします)
Negative (nai)雇用しない(こようしない)
polite (masen)雇用しません(こようしません)
classical zu / nu雇用せず・雇用せぬ(こようせず・こようせぬ)
Past (ta)雇用した(こようした)
polite (mashita)雇用しました(こようしました)
Past negative (nakatta)雇用しなかった(こようしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)雇用しませんでした(こようしませんでした)
Te form雇用して(こようして)
Potential雇用できる(こようできる)
Passive雇用される(こようされる)
Causative雇用させる(こようさせる)
Causative passive雇用させられる(こようさせられる)
Conditional (ba)雇用すれば(こようすれば)
tara雇用したら(こようしたら)
Volitional雇用しよう(こようしよう)
polite (mashou)雇用しましょう(こようしましょう)
Imperative雇用しろ(こようしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym雇うやとうNeutralVerb for hiring a person, as in 「アルバイトを雇う」; the everyday spoken choice, while 「雇用」 is a Sino-Japanese noun for the system and statistics.
  • Synonym雇いやといNeutralRefers to the hired person or the employment relationship, as in 「日雇い」; mostly used within compounds rather than on its own.
  • Related雇い入れるやといいれるWrittenWritten register: taking on new staff, as in 「新人を雇い入れる」; leans toward a company recruiting and hiring new employees.
  • Related召し抱えるめしかかえるFormalFormal, archaic: employing someone as one's own retainer or servant, as with samurai retainers; rarely used in modern Japanese.
  • Antonym解雇かいこNeutralDismissal or firing of an employee, the opposite of 「雇用」, as in 「不当解雇」.
  • Antonym失業しつぎょうNeutralUnemployment or losing one's job, the opposite of having 「雇用」, as in 「失業率」.

Use 「雇用」 for employment as a system or institution, as in 「雇用契約」 and 「雇用対策」. For the act of hiring someone in everyday speech, use the verb 「雇う」. 「解雇」 and 「失業」 are the opposites: being fired and being jobless.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 仕事しごとをさせるため人ひとを雇やとうこと。
Kanji in this word
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