雇用・雇傭|こようkoyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbemployment; hire
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.
- 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


