雇われ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やと
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Noun

(やと)われ (yatoware

  1. person working for someone else, employee

Usage notes

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

References

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