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What is the Kanji for 'Employ' and 'Hire'? | 雇

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Employ' and 'Hire', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Employ' and 'Hire' is 雇.

    kanji

    雇

    Meaning

    Employ, Hire

    Reading

    kunyomiやと

    yato

    onyomiこ

    ko

    Parts

    隹Bird 戸Door

    Example Word

    雇用: employment. The Japanese verbal noun '雇用 (こよう)' means 'employment'. It refers to the act of hiring or employing someone, or the state of being employed. This term is commonly used in contexts related to jobs, labor, and workforce. For example: The company is increasing employment「その会社は雇用を増やしている」(そのかいしゃはこようをふやしている). Stable employment is important「安定した雇用は重要だ」(あんていしたこようはじゅうようだ). Note that '雇用' can also be used in compound words like '雇用契約 (こようけいやく)' (employment contract) or '雇用主 (こようぬし)' (employer).

    Radical

    隹

    Stroke Count

    12

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1636

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 雇

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    隹

    Meaning

    Bird

    kanji

    戸

    Meaning

    Door

雇 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    顧

    Meaning

    Look back, Review

Words Using 雇

This kanji is used in 2 words:

    word

    雇用

    Meaning

    Employment

    word

    雇う

    Meaning

    Hire

Kanji Related to 雇 Through the Part 隹

These 21 kanji contain the part 隹 as well.

    kanji

    勧

    Meaning

    Urge, Recommend

    kanji

    准

    Meaning

    Approve, Semi

    kanji

    雄

    Meaning

    Male, Heroic

    kanji

    推

    Meaning

    Infer

    kanji

    椎

    Meaning

    Oak tree, Oak

    kanji

    堆

    Meaning

    Piled high

    kanji

    進

    Meaning

    Advance

    kanji

    観

    Meaning

    View

    kanji

    誰

    Meaning

    Who

    kanji

    隻

    Meaning

    One of a pair, Ship counter

    kanji

    歓

    Meaning

    Rejoice, Delight

    kanji

    雑

    Meaning

    Miscellaneous

    kanji

    焦

    Meaning

    Char, Scorch

    kanji

    集

    Meaning

    Gather

    kanji

    確

    Meaning

    Certain

    kanji

    維

    Meaning

    Fiber, Maintain

    kanji

    稚

    Meaning

    Young, Immature

    kanji

    唯

    Meaning

    Only, Solely

    kanji

    雌

    Meaning

    Female

    kanji

    離

    Meaning

    Detach, Separate

    kanji

    雅

    Meaning

    Elegance, Elegant

Kanji Related to 雇 Through the Part 戸

These 7 kanji contain the part 戸 as well.

    kanji

    房

    Meaning

    Tassel, Chamber

    kanji

    炉

    Meaning

    Furnace

    kanji

    肩

    Meaning

    Shoulder

    kanji

    扇

    Meaning

    Fan, Folding fan

    kanji

    扉

    Meaning

    Door, Front door

    kanji

    所

    Meaning

    Place

    kanji

    啓

    Meaning

    Enlighten, State respectfully

Learn the Kanji 雇

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 雇 mean?

雇 means 'Employ' and 'Hire'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.