えん
縁
こ
故
さい
採
よう
用

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. employment of workers through personal connections, hiring through personal connections, nepotism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えん
縁
こ
故
さい
採
よう
用
 縁故採用 えんこさいよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

affinity, relation, connection
エン　-ネン　ふち (7th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
divination
タン (Kentei 1)
pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)
happenstance, especially, intentionally
コ　ゆえ　ふる.い (5th, N1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
pick, take, fetch
サイ　と.る (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
dice, form, appearance
サイ　と.る　いろどり (11th, N1)
paw radical
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
utilize, business, service
ヨウ　もち.いる　たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ