JLPT N4 · Noun

用事 (youji)

用事 (ようじ, youji) is a Japanese noun meaning “business; things to do”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようじ
Romaji: youji
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs · noun

Example sentences

私は街に用事がある。

I have an errand to do in town.

Tatoeba #155038

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

Kanji in 用事

用

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

事

matter, thing, factジ・ズ・こと・つか.う · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 用事.

用ようbusiness利用りようuse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

Source: JMdict entry 1546300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.