日雇い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 日雇い is read as ひやとい and refers to day labor, day work, or a person employed on a daily basis.
• Basic usage: It can identify a type of work used to support oneself or the daily-wage arrangement under which a person works.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Type of work
  • 日雇いの仕事 refers to work performed under day-by-day employment. Example: 彼はしばらく日雇いの仕事で生活を支えた。
• Work arrangement and worker
  • 日雇いで荷物を運ぶ人 describes a person carrying cargo under a daily-wage arrangement. Example: 港には日雇いで荷物を運ぶ人もいた。