傭
employ, hire
StatusJinmeiyōStrokes13
Readings
On'yomi
- ヨウ
- チョウ
Kun'yomi
- やと.う
- あた.い
- ひと.しい
Meaning
傭 centers on taking someone into service for pay: employing or hiring a person to do work.
Most common words using 傭
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Etymology
傭 combines the person radical 亻 with 庸, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of common or ordinary, suggesting a person hired for ordinary labor.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 庸 (which looks like a roof over a tool 用) suggests a worker under a roof using tools — someone you hire and employ.
Reading mnemonic
For ヨウ, imagine a yo-yo trick performed by a hired entertainer: yo-yo -> ヨウ, and you employ the person to do the trick.