Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
975 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: employ, hire
Kunyomi: やと.う
Onyomi: コ
Composition: 戸 隹
Radical: 隹
Reading: ふるとり
Meaning: small bird
Strokes: 8
終身雇用制(しゅうしんこようせい) system of lifetime employment
雇用する(こようする) employ, hire
解雇する(かいこする) discharge, fire, dismiss
雇う(やとう) employ, hire
日雇い(ひやとい) day labor
雇い主(やといぬし) employer
雇用 (コヨウ) employment, hire
雇い主 (ヤトイヌシ) employer
不当解雇 (フトウカイコ) unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, unfair termination
整理解雇 (セイリカイコ) restructuring termination (of employment), dismissal due to economic conditions
雇う (やとう) to employ, to hire, to charter