JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 雇: "employ, hire"
The kanji 雇 means "employ, hire". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コ in on'yomi and やと.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やと.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | employ, hire |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 975 of 2,501 |
Common words with 雇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 雇うto employ; to hire; to take on · to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
- 雇い主employer
- 解雇dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
- 雇用employment; hire
- 雇われperson working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
- 雇い入れるto employ; to hire; to engage
- 日雇いdaily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
- 雇用主employer
- 雇用契約contract of employment
- 雇いemployee; employment
- 雇い人employee
- 雇用者employee · employer; person hiring others
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