Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 雇

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the meaning of "to employ," "to hire," or "to engage" someone for work. It suggests the act of offering someone a job and entering into an agreement for their services, often for payment. This also implies a degree of responsibility on the part of the employer to provide work and on the part of the employee to perform the work.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): (ko) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): やと(う) (yato(u)) - to hire, to employ

Usage Examples

⚫︎会社は新しい社員を雇った。 Translation: The company hired a new employee. ⚫︎彼はアルバイトとして雇われた。 Translation: He was hired as a part-time worker. ⚫︎雇用の安定 Translation: Employment stability

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Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is (ninben), the "human" radical, indicating that it relates to people. The right side is  , which is the sound component, providing the sound "ko". Thus, the character combines the semantic element of "human" with the phonetic element that provides the sound. The combination evokes the idea of a person being engaged or employed for work.

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