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雇 = 戸 + 隹
雇 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “employ”. It is built from 戸 (door) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1164. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- employ
- RTK frame
- 1164
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- やと.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- нанимать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 雇 employ
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 雇
How to find 雇 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “door” + “short-tailed bird”. 雇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 雇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.