Word details

日雇い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 日雇い.

Dictionary

Entry

日雇い日雇やとい日傭い日傭NounFreq #42235
1

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

Examples
むかしのような激しい日雇い労働はできやしない。
I can't do the hard day's work I used to.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニチジツ

Kun

-び-か

Nanori

あきいるくさこうたちにっにつ

employ, hire

12 strokesFrequency 975JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

やと.う

employ, hire

13 strokesGrade 9

On

ヨウチョウ

Kun

やと.うあた.いひと.しい

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