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用 – utilize, business, service
5 strokesTaught in grade 2#107 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 用 means utilize, business, service, use, employ. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヨウ (you); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is もち.いる (mochiiru). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 用 (no. 101).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ヨウ | you |
| Kun’yomi | もち.いる | mochiiru |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 用 (Kangxi radical 101).
Words using 用
用ようbusiness利用りようuse用事ようじbusiness用意よういpreparation使用しようuse信用しんようconfidence引用いんようquotation活用かつようpractical use器用きようskillful用心ようじんcare適用てきようapplication (of a rule, law, method, etc.)費用ひようcost私用しようpersonal use用いるもちいるto use応用おうよう(practical) application実用じつようpractical use通用つうよう(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.)用語ようごterm用途ようとuse日用品にちようひんdaily necessities公用こうようofficial business採用さいようuse作用さようaction運用うんようmaking use of
Example sentences
それから服を着て、講義用のメモを手さげ鞄に詰め込み、階段を駆け下りた。
Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.