雇われ

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
やと
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of (やと)われる (yatowareru, the passive form of (やと) (yatou)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(やと)われ (yatoware

  1. person working for someone else, employee

Usage notes[edit]

Usually used as a prefix, such as 雇われマダム

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN