Memory phrase for the character: 雇

雇

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Meaning

employ, hire, engage

Pronunciation

KO
yatou

Explanation

 Top: door 戸, below: bird 隹 (Here: door of a shop, in which sb. is shouting for clients.)

Mnemonic
 
The one in the door like a bird is an employee.

Radicals

戸 doorThe radical todare shows a sliding door 尸 mounted in an upper guide/rail.
隹 birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.




 Vocabulary

雇い やとい  employee; employment
雇う やとう  to employ, to hire
臨時雇い りんじやとい  temporary employment; temporary employee
雇用 こよう  employment; hire

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