Dictionary / Vocabulary / 雇う
やとう
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.)
JLPT N3 common word Also written 傭う
ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
彼女をタイピストとして雇わなかった。
We didn't take her on as a typist.
彼女は夫を見張るため私立探偵を雇った。
She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.