雇 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「隹」
道3Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「隹」
- On
- コ
- Kun
- やと.う
- Meaning
- employ; hire
Origin
戸 with 隹 "bird": keeping a bird tethered — to employ, to hire.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コ | 雇用・雇員・解雇 |
|---|---|
| やとう | 雇う・日雇い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 雇用こよう
employment
- 解雇かいこ
dismissal
Example
会社が新しく人を雇った。
The company hired new people.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)