雇

hire; employ

12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 975.

Readings

• コ (on reading): 解雇 (かいこ) dismissal (of an employee); 雇用 (こよう) employment
• やとう (kun reading): 雇う (やとう) to employ; 雇い主 (やといぬし) employer

Components

• 戸
• 隹
• 一 radical one
• 尸 radical corpse; flag
• 戸 radical door
• 隹 radical short-tailed bird

Kanji containing 雇

• 顧 look back

Words using 雇

• 解雇 (かいこ) dismissal (of an employee)
• 雇用 (こよう) employment
• 雇用主 (こようぬし) employer
• 雇用者 (こようしゃ) employee
• 終身雇用 (しゅうしんこよう) lifetime employment
• 雇う (やとう) to employ
• 雇い主 (やといぬし) employer
• 雇い入れる (やといいれる) to employ
• 日雇い (ひやとい) daily employment
• 雇われ (やとわれ) person working for someone else (followed by job title)

68 words in all.

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