JapanLingo

採用さいよう

saiyou

hiring

N3

How to remember this word

採用 is the company side of the story. 応募 is when you apply; 採用 is when the company chooses and hires someone. It also works for ideas — a proposal that gets adopted is 採用された.

Example sentences

Example 1

raigetsu kara atarashii shain o saiyou shimasu.

We will hire a new employee from next month.

Example 2

mensetsu no kekka, sannin ga saiyou sareru koto ni narimashita.

As a result of the interviews, three people are going to be hired.