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雇 — employ; hire

雇 means “employ; hire”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). Kun'yomi: やと(う) (yatou). You'll see it in words such as 雇う (yatou, “to employ; to hire”).

雇
Stroke order of 雇
Meaning
employ; hire
On'yomi
コ (ko)
Kun'yomi
やと(う) (yatou)
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2 · set A bit of everything 1

How to remember 雇

Sounds like 戸: both read コ.

Parts: 戸 door · 隹 bird

Words with 雇

WordReadingMeaning
雇うやとう yatou kunto employ; to hire
雇いやとい yatoi kunemployee; employment

Don't confuse it with

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