雇

Employ

Also: Hire

On'yomi

  • こ ko

Kun'yomi

  • やと(う) yatou
Stroke count
12
Radical
隹 short tailed bird · Kangxi radical 172
JLPT level
N2
School grade
Secondary school

雇 has 12 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 隹 (short tailed bird), number 172. Hashidari places it at JLPT N2. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N2 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji