Kanji
Readingよう
Frequency97%
Used in (1050 in total)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
employee; servant
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
action; operation; effect; function
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
cost; expense
care; precaution; guarding; caution
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
there being no use in arguing (about it)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
what do you want?; can I help you?
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
use; service; purpose
favorite; favourite; habitually used
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
useful; helpful
for military use
side effect; adverse reaction
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
user; consumer; employer
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
urgent business
abuse; misuse; perversion
quotation; citation; reference
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
employment (long term); hire
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
substitution
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
taking medicine; dosing
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
user; end-user; consumer
for use as food; edible
using together (jointly); used at the same time
practical use; utility
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
daily necessities
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
articles; supplies; parts
insecurity; carelessness
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
making practical; making useful; implementing
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
very careful; thoroughly prepared
for use by children; for children
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
easy task; no problem
what kind of business; what sort of matter
reuse; recycling
(passenger) car; automobile
practicality; utility; usefulness
writing implement; writing tool
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
business; errand; nature of one's business
common use; communal use; sharing
diversion; putting something to another use
for visitors or guests
for work; for manufacturing
minor business
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
versatility; multiplicity of use
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
engagement; business; affair; use; need
appointment; assignment; promotion
for emergency use
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
drawing paper
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
business use; business purposes
orderly; janitor
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
portable; mobile use
habitual use; daily use
to make use of; to lend money
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
for ceremonial use
use; utility; effect; benefit
directions; rules of use
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
for one person's use
believable; credible; trustworthy
for use of customers or guests
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
for personal use
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
borrowing; loan
employment examination
copier paper; photocopying paper
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
official language
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
side gate; side door; service entrance
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
for private or home use
directions; instructions; usage method
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
jack of all trades, master of none
rejection (of an application)
question sheet; question paper
command; order; request
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
example; illustration
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
level of confidence
after use; after occurring
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
for use by adults; for adults
trifling matter; urination; urine
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
military aircraft
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
trial; experimental use
human usage; (for) use by people
usage; way to use; utilization
idle; useless
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
on business; for business; business purpose
on what business
article for everyday use; domestic article
medicinal use
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
ballot paper; voting paper
how to use; method for using; way of using
midsummer; dog days
contract of employment
use; right to use
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
intended use; intended purpose
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
operation (working) of the mind
disused article
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
business conversation
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
daily necessities; everyday goods
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
questionnaire (form)
using for riding; passenger use
kanji for common use; jōyō kanji; list of 2,136 kanji established in 2010, formerly a list of 1,945 established in 1981
adoption or rejection; choice; separating the needed from the unneeded
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
application problem; exercises
medicinal plant; medicinal herb
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
private car; personal car
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
company business
employee; employer; person hiring others
leased line; private circuit; private line
usage charge; usage fee
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
public money
practical guide; manual; how-to book
unauthorized use; misuse
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
customary use; common usage; general usage
domestic uses
credibility; trustworthiness
to be of use (service)
travelling expenses; traveling expenses
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
example of use; usage example; use example
war funds; war chest; campaign fund
(machine's) service life
to do the job; to do the business
emergency power supply; backup power; emergency power source
diversion to military use
making a rough estimate in one's head; expectation; anticipation
stationery; writing pad
discriminatory terms
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
regular employment; typical employment
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
external use
glossary; vocabulary
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
home video game console; home console
appointment; employment
constant user; addict
utilization rate; usage rate; occupancy rate
appointment on trial (probation); provisional appointment
materials; lumber; timber
before use; pre-service; pre-operational
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
regular user; person who favors (favours) (something)
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
lifetime employment; permanent employment
exclusive line (communications); dedicated line
margin buying; buying on credit
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
utilization rate; capacity factor; utilization factor; coefficient of use
customer; guest
union (data type in C and related languages)
point of action (e.g. of a lever)
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
disuse; not using; non-usage
consumption; use
usage time; utilization time
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
multipurpose; multiuse
nighttime use; overnight
irregular employment; atypical employment
office supplies; stationery
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
computation; calculation
terms of service; terms of use; terms and conditions
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
military stores; munitions of war
unemployment insurance; employment insurance
research expenses; research costs
continuous use
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation
conjunctive form; continuative form; -masu stem of a Japanese verb
right of use; user rights
private airplane; private jet
to set about preparations
idiomatic expression; idiom; fixed expression
calculation form; tally sheet
bactericidal action; germicidal action
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
general-purpose machine; general-purpose computer
employment quota; number of positions available
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
currently used
employment system; employment pattern
home use; residential use
expropriation; seizure
do not turn upside down
fund management; fund operation
used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
internal use; private business
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
period of employment
usage charge; usage fee
computational; tallying
(mutual) interaction; reciprocal action; interplay
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
general-purpose item; multi-purpose thing; generic product
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
misappropriation (of funds, etc.)
employee; employed person
application management
tool; instrument
dictionary of terminology; glossary
quotation marks; quote marks
distrust; discredit
brood; stud; stock; breeding
practical model; utility model; new design for practical use
common area (of a condominimum or other multi-unit building); common element
word of recent origin; neologism; recent word; modern term
after use
important matters
Internet jargon; online slang
receive only; RO; incoming calls only (telephone)
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
practical use; utility
to make oneself understood (in some language); to be able to relieve oneself
daily-use kanji (superseded in 1981)
official use; government business
loans without collateral
for the use of women only
job offer; letter of appointment; appointment letter; notification of appointment
quotation source; citation source; reference source
mechanism of action (e.g. drug); mode of action; action mechanism
appropriation to; earmarking for
very cautious (watchful, vigilant); taking every possible precaution
personal use; private use
unused item; never-used item
appointment; promotion
scholar beholden to the government; self-serving academic; scholar who toadies up to government authorities
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
word usage; terminology
using characters
measures to stimulate employment; employment measures
medical use
to bear the expenses
medicine for external use; external medicine
offer for use
photographic paper; photo paper
using together; mixing (usage)
godan verb conjugation
agricultural; for agricultural use
present use; business in hand; necessary for the current time
declinable word; inflectable word
business terminology; business jargon
water for fighting fires
technical term; technical terminology
wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)
for personal or private use; opinionated
frequent use
military transport aircraft; military cargo aircraft
drafting paper; drawing paper
high waves which rise during the dog days of summer
to apply (the law) with necessary modifications; to apply mutatis mutandis; to apply correspondingly
pro-government newspaper; newspaper that curries favour with the government
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
commercialization; commercialisation
summer airing (of clothes)
government plane (esp. for transporting senior politicians, etc.)
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
for bath use
read-only (file mode)
secondary use; reuse
adoption; following
practical research; applied research
low-dose (contraceptive) pill
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
mysterious influence; mysterious effect
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
low dose (drug, vaccine, etc.); low dosage
official terminology
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
reaction; adverse effect
cost-effectiveness; price-performance ratio
light passenger car; minicar; subcompact
(the act of) disintegration
drafted (factory) worker; conscripted worker; forced laborer
empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace
operator; manager
weathering (action)
other business; other use; using for another purpose
administrative expenses; management expenses
police custody; police detention; substitute prison
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
feces; excrement; large effect
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
food coloring; food colouring; food dye
practical language; language used for day-to-day activity (in contrast to official languages); facility language
efficient cause
meat substitute; meat analogue; cheaper meat used in place of beef or pork
practical configuration; practical form
commercial vehicle; commercial motor vehicle
economization; economisation
exclusive use; private use; monopolization
employment scene; employment situation; job market; job situation
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes
employment data; employment statistics; jobs data
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
ready, go!; race
computer terminology; computer term
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)
kanji officially for use in names
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
(kanji) not in the jōyō set
employment screening; employment selection (for job applicants)
exemption (e.g. from application of a law); exclusion
cloth (for making clothes)
(cat's) litter box; litterbox; kitty litter
dedicated device; apparatus for exclusive use
substitute; placeholder
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
There's no point in staying (here) any longer; There's no point in prolonging a (the) visit; There's no point in extending one's stay
simplified form (of a kanji); any of 22 simplified non-joyo kanji variants commonly used in print
catalytic action; catalysis
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
improper use; wrong use; misuse; mishandling; abuse
a Muromachi era Japanese dictionary
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
opium smoker; opium eater
assimilation; metabolism; anabolism
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
conjugation table; conjugation chart; declension table
school requisites (supplies)
medicine taken internally
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
finishing one's business; settling an affair
animal bred for its meat
conjugative suffix (i.e. "-iru" and "-eru" for ichidan verbs, "-i" for i-adjectives, etc.)
timber; lumber; wood
misuse; abuse
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
(linguistic) performance
irregular conjugation of the verb "kuru"
correct use (e.g. of a word); correct usage; correct way of using
irregular conjugation (declension, inflection); irregular verb
edible chrysanthemum
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
conversion of agricultural land (e.g. to non-agricultural uses); conversion of farmland
substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
non-restrictive (of relative pronoun use)
bus lane (of a highway)
separate cost; separate fee
employment adjustment subsidy; subsidy for employment adjustment; subsidy to help defray layoff costs
modifier of an inflectable word
economical product; economy-sized goods
ethical pharmaceuticals; prescription drugs
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
ichidan verb conjugation
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
one's usual practice; one's old trick; one's usual modus operandi; the same old tactic
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act
non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug
simultaneous recruiting of new graduates; periodic recruiting of new graduates
emergency tasks; urgent tasks
elastic operation; flexible management
fundamental interaction (i.e. gravitation, electromagnetism, weak interaction, strong interaction)
connection fee; interconnection fees
number of times cited; number of citations; citation number
not applicable; na
common logarithm; base-10 logarithm
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
army (topographic) map
usage (esp. of language)
operational risk; operating risk
specific-use district; district designated under zoning regulations
restrictive (of relative pronoun use)
one-time fee for grave land rental
re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. January 4)
skiing equipment; ski gear
debt of honor; debt of honour
Eligibility Certificate for Ceiling-Amount Application
availability ratio
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
use and application
conjugated word
business correspondence
sifting out; weeding out; selection; sorting
National Requisition Ordinance (1939)
brush; penmanship
use and benefits
reading (of a word) that has become accepted through popular usage
borrowed word; loanword; loan word
(filling in) return form
employment adjustment; adjusting employment arrangements (staff numbers, overtime, etc.) to reflect changing business conditions
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
dairy cattle; dairy breed
trial version (e.g. software); evaluation version
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
consumables (when calculating expenses)
marine; for shipping; for vessels
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
desk (equipment); table use
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
auxiliary inflecting word; in Japanese, auxiliary verbs and adjectives
workforce; work force; labor force; labour force
delivery; parturition
utility maximization; utility maximisation
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
university of applied science (e.g. the Dutch "Hogeschool" and the German "Fachhochschule" institutes of higher education)
to not apply; to be proof against
user manual; user's guide
irregular conjugation of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
Tongyong Pinyin; former official Taiwanese romanization system
buying for immediate requirements; buying just enough to fulfil one's needs; spot purchasing
right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights
men's changing room (gym, etc.)
after-treatment expenses (esp. nuclear waste); cleanup costs
fundamental interaction; fundamental force
of no use; useless
general purpose register
long-term substitute teacher (filling in for someone on maternity or long-term sick leave)
Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used
(postal) reply card; international reply coupon
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
first-time adoption; initial application (e.g. of a new technology)
fraud detection; fraud control
application-management
cost minimization; cost minimisation
available; in service
employment mobility; fluidity of employment
balance of margin transaction; balance (of a stock) bought on margin
Transaction Processing Application Service Element; TPASE
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
application-association; association
application program; application software
application-process
agricultural land; farmland
Act for Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of Their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services; Mobile Phone Improper Use Prevention Act
usability test; fitness-for-use test
Global Mathematics Certification; Practical Mathematics Proficiency Test
golf course utilization tax; golf tax
consumer; customer
usable distance (of a fiber)
official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)
country of employment
continuous-feed paper; fan-fold paper
common name; popular name; trivial name
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
quantitative investment management
guidance, warning tile blocks for the visually impaired
classical form of i-adjective inflection (attributive form ends in "ki" and predicative in "shi")
classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
classical form of i-adjective inflection (attributive form ends in "shiki" and predicative in "shi")
classical form of adjectival noun inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "ni" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
generic definitions
expansion of credit; inflation of credit
expense-account spenders
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
regular conjugation (declension, inflection)
utility program; service program
utility routine; service routine
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
certificate of employment; employment verification
incidental expenses
photographic paper; photo paper
extraterritorial application (e.g. of a law); extraterritoriality
Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency; STEP test
using together; using in turn
spent fuel pool; SPF; storage pool for spent nuclear fuel
denudation; degradation
mechanical drawing
quoted (character) string
recycling bin; recycling box
unnecessary work; unnecessary expense
special-purpose register
area zoned for agricultural use
credit contraction; credit crunch
predicative (use); descriptive (use)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
single use; single dose; one-off use
collateral securities; substitute securities
exceeding one's authority to use something
using without permission; using information obtained in the course of one's duties
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
paper skip; paper throw; paper slew
emergency employment measures; emergency job-creating measures
application convention
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
technical glossary; terminology
not applicable; na
collateral securities; substitute securities
idiom; idiomatic phrase
commercial version (vs. shareware, etc.)
a usufructuary right
milk cow; dairy cattle
mandate (e.g. to use resources); lease (e.g. to use facilities)
Hirudo nipponia (species of blood-sucking leech)
culled cow; spent cow; spent bull
combined treatment; combination therapy