Onyomi: ヨウ · Kunyomi: もち.いる · Meanings: business, employ, service, use, utilize
Kanji for business, employ, service, use, utilize
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The kanji 用 shows a tool or object in use, symbolizing practical application. In ancient times, it represented using something effectively to achieve a purpose. 用 came to mean use, utilize, or service, capturing the idea of applying resources, effort, or tools to accomplish a task.
A tool being used — 用 means to use, apply, or make practical use of something.
Imagine picking up a tool and putting it to work — that’s 用, the kanji for using or applying something.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 用 | よう | business, task, errand, engagement | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal) | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 用事 | ようじ | business, things to do, engagement, errand, affairs | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 用いる | もちいる | to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 用心 | ようじん | care, precaution, guarding, caution | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 用語 | ようご | term, terminology | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 用途 | ようと | use, service, purpose | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 用紙 | ようし | blank form | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 用品 | ようひん | articles, supplies (e.g. office supplies), things (for), utensils, goods, equipment | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 用件 | ようけん | business, thing to be done, something that should be performed, information that should be conveyed | common JLPT-N1 Noun |