| Kanji | 雇 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | コ |
| Kunyomi | やと.う |
| English | employ, hire |
| Examples | 雇用(こよう): employment (long term); hire 雇う(やとう): (1) to employ (2) to hire; to charter |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 975 |
| Components | 戸: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63) 隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 隹 |
| Radical Number | 172 |
| Radical Strokes | 8 |
| Radical Reading | ふるとり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | employ |
| Koohii Story 1 | Our company has no standards. We´ll employ any turkey who walks in the door. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Comedy. An executive is having an argument with a cocky, but skilled, employee: "Damn it, you might be good. But that don´t account for your behavior. You keep this up and I´ll fire your ass." "No, you won´t." "What damn it, I´ll fire you your ass so fast you won´t...know..."-. "And what will you do after you fire me, employ the next turkey that walks through that door?" A turkey then walks through the door and hands the Exec his resume. --"The Exec employs the turkey that walked through the door". |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq751-1000
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