雇 — kanji meaning “employ”
雇
employ, hire
- Meanings
- employ, hire
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi
- やと.う
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #975 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 172
- Chinese reading
- gù — Chinese character page
Words with 雇
| 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 |
| 雇い主 | やといぬし yatoinushi | employer |
| 雇い | やとい yatoi | employee; employment |
| 日雇い | ひやとい hiyatoi | daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer |
| 雇い人 | やといにん yatoinin | employee |
| 完全雇用 | かんぜんこよう kanzenkoyou | full employment |
| 解雇者 | かいこしゃ kaikosha | person who has been laid off |
| 雇員 | こいん koin | assistant; employee |
| 雇用者 | こようしゃ koyousha | employee |
| 雇用主 | こようぬし koyounushi | employer |
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