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雇 — kanji meaning “employ”

employ, hire

Meanings
employ, hire
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
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

WordReadingMeaning
こよう koyouemployment; hire
かいこ kaikodismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing
やとう yatouto employ; to hire; to take on
やといぬし yatoinushiemployer
やとい yatoiemployee; employment
ひやとい hiyatoidaily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer
やといにん yatoininemployee
かんぜんこよう kanzenkoyoufull employment
かいこしゃ kaikoshaperson who has been laid off
こいん koinassistant; employee
こようしゃ koyoushaemployee
こようぬし koyounushiemployer

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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