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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

雇

Employ, Hire JLPT N2

12 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #975

Meaning

Employ, Hire

Readings

On’yomiコ ko
Kun’yomiやと.う yatou

Radical

隹 — old bird (Kangxi radical #172)

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