ヨウ
Meanings
Noun
1. business; task; errand; engagement
2. use; purpose
Suffix
3. for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
Noun
4. call of nature; excretion
Pitch accent
ヨ
ウ
Used in vocabulary (241 in total)
command; order; request; order (for an item)
use; service; purpose
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
cost; expense
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
confidence; trust; faith; credit
(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)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
what kind of business; what sort of matter
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
for emergency use
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
for industrial use
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
what do you want?; can I help you?
what do you want?; can I help you?
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
favorite; favourite; habitually used
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs
useful; helpful
for military use
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
urgent business
abuse; misuse; perversion
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
substitution
taking medicine; dosing
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
for use as food; edible
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
practical use; utility
for use by children; for children
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
minor business
for use by women
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
business; errand; nature of one's business
for visitors; for guests
diversion; putting something to another use
for work; for manufacturing
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
portable; mobile
tactics
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
use; utility; effect; benefit
for ceremonial use
for use by men
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
for one person; made for one person
medical use
for personal use
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
for use of customers or guests
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
service
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
for private or home use
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
example; illustration
for use by adults; for adults
trifling matter; urination; urine
trifling matter; urination; urine
trial; trying out; giving (something) a trial
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
drinking
for women
business (engagement); commercial use; business use
medicinal use
human usage; (for) use by people
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
midsummer (late July through early August); dog days (of summer); final 18 days of each season on the traditional solar calendar
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
business conversation
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
daily use
good use
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
using for riding; passenger use
unauthorized use; misuse
company business
business use; office use
public money
stationery; writing pad
external use
appointment; employment
materials; lumber; timber
internal use; private business
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
domestic uses
tactics; strategy
nighttime use; overnight
consumer (use)
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
research expenses; research costs
commercial; commercial use
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
computation; calculation
continuous use; chronic use
home use; residential use
used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
durability
for printing
for men; male-
currently used
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
fund management; fund operation
development cost
computational; tallying
tool; instrument
brood; stud; stock; breeding
distrust; discredit
usefulness for the (seemingly) useless
supplies; provisions; expenses; expenditure; money; cash
for raw consumption (of meat, shellfish, etc.)
for raw consumption (of meat, shellfish, etc.)
important matters
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
(pedestrian) crosswalk signal
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
official use; government business
use; function; role
appointment; promotion
reutilization; reapplication
medical use
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
using characters
word usage; terminology
using together; mixing (usage)
for personal or private use; opinionated
agricultural; for agricultural use
wood glue; school glue; white glue; PVA glue
present use; business in hand; necessary for the current time
independent inflectable word (in Japanese)
wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)
to apply (the law) with necessary modifications; to apply mutatis mutandis; to apply correspondingly
read-only (file mode)
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
pragmatics
opportunity cost
sanitary napkin; menstrual pad
mysterious influence; mysterious effect
(reared) for eggs
other business; other engagements
administrative expenses; management expenses
other business; other use; using for another purpose
pedestrian crossing light
clothing
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
economization; economisation
large effect
large effect
cloth (for making clothes)
jinmeiyō kanji; non-jōyō kanji legally permitted for use in personal names
(cat's) litter box; litterbox; kitty litter
animal bred for its meat
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
finishing one's business; settling an affair
correct use (e.g. of a word); correct usage; correct way of using
for corporate use
desk (equipment); table use
use and benefits
brush; penmanship
not applicable; N/A
declension
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug
sport utility vehicle; SUV
busyness; frequent use
available; in service
dental use
unnecessary work; unnecessary expense
traveler's check; traveller's cheque
variable cost
Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used
guidance tile blocks for the visually impaired
contingency procedure
Office Document Language
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
American Standard Code for Information Exchange; ASCII
editing character
protective sleeve
CS; Communication Satellite
medical expenses insurance
surgical mask
single use; single dose; one-off use
allelopathy
culled cow; spent cow; spent bull
disaster emergency message dial (171); emergency messaging service; voicemail service used to report and check the safety status of people affected by a disaster
molded-case circuit breaker; MCCB
emergency message board; disaster message board; online service used to report and check the safety status of people affected by a disaster
hatching egg
replacement; spare; extra
test; used for testing
after use
Examples (43 in total)
Not for drinking.
Hay is for horses.
We have a parking lot for the customers.