Japanese symbol for “employer”
雇い主
やといぬし
Romaji: yatoinushi
employer
In Japanese, employer is 雇い主, read やといぬし (yatoinushi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n employer
Written forms: 雇い主、雇主、やとい主. Readings: やといぬし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “employer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | (one's) employer; (one's) master |
| 主 | しゅ shu | (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord |
| 主 | しゅう shuu | (one's) master; (one's) employer; (one's) lord |
| 使い手 | つかいて tsukaite | user; consumer; employer |
| 求人者 | きゅうじんしゃ kyuujinsha | employer; someone hunting for workers |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雇用 | こよう koyou | employment; hire |
| 解雇 | かいこ kaiko | dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing |
| 雇う | やとう yatou | to employ; to hire; to take on |
| 雇い | やとい yatoi | employee; employment |
| 日雇い | ひやとい hiyatoi | daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “employer”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.