JLPT N1 · Noun

用件 (youken)

用件 (ようけん, youken) is a Japanese noun meaning “business; thing to be done”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようけん
Romaji: youken
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed · noun

Example sentences

その用件は明日まで待てますか。

Can the matter wait till tomorrow?

Tatoeba #206265

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 用件

用

utilize, business, serviceヨウ・もち.いる · 5 strokes

件

affair, case, matterケン・くだん · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 用件.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1546250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.