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Japanese symbol for “employing”

Romaji: youhei
employing; employment

In Japanese, employing is , read (youhei).

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

  1. n, vs employing; employment

Kanji and stroke order

employ, hire
on: ヨウ、チョウ
kun: やと.う、あた.い、ひと.しい
13 strokes
invite
on: ヘイ
kun: へい.する、と.う、め.す
13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ようへい youheimercenary (soldier)
やといへい yatoiheimercenary soldier
ようにん youninemployee
ようせんけいやく yousenkeiyakuchartering ships
ひようとり hiyoutoriday laborer; day labourer; journeyman
しょうへい shouhei(courteous) invitation; call
しへい shiheisending a messenger to present gifts

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.

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