雇 – employ, hire

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#975 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 雇 means employ, hire. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コ (ko); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is やと.う (yatou). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 隹 (no. 172).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コ	ko
Kun’yomi	やと.う	yatou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 隹 (Kangxi radical 172). Components: 戸・隹・一・尸.

Words using 雇

雇うやとうto employ

Example sentences

あの店は８人の店員を雇っている。

That store employs eight clerks.

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Kanji with the same radical

集難離雄雑雌雛

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