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Keyword
hire
  • employ
Frequency
#975
Strokes
12
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1164
Readings
コ50%
やと50%
Mnemonic
A door swings open and an old bird struts in looking for work, so the shopkeeper nods and decides to hire it.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
雇こ用よう
employment; hire
Noun
解かい雇こ
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
Noun
雇やとう
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.)
Godan verb
雇やとい
employee; employment
Noun
日ひ雇やとい
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
Noun