雇われ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雇
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 雇(やと)われる (yatowareru, “the passive form of 雇(やと)う (yatou)”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やとわれ [yàtówáré] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠to̞ɰᵝa̠ɾe̞]

Noun

雇(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