用よう
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
Kanji used
used for
Pitch accent
よ
う
Top 500
Used in vocabulary (271 in total)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
confidence; trust; faith; credit
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
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)
(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
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
cost; expense
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
what do you want?; can I help you?
what do you want?; can I help you?
use; service; purpose
favorite; favourite; habitually used
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
useful; helpful
for military use
urgent business
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
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
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
practical use; utility
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
(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
for use by children; for children
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
what kind of business; what sort of matter
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
minor business
for work; for manufacturing
for emergency use
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
what do you want?; can I help you?
what do you want?; can I help you?
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
use; utility; effect; benefit
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
for ceremonial use
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
for one person; made for one person
for use of customers or guests
for personal use
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
for private or home use
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
command; order; request; order (for an item)
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
example; illustration
for use by adults; for adults
trial; trying out; giving (something) a trial
trifling matter; urination; urine
trifling matter; urination; urine
human usage; (for) use by people
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
for use by children; for children
business (engagement); commercial use; business use
medicinal use
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
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
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
using for riding; passenger use
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
minor business
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
minor business
company business
unauthorized use; misuse
public money
business use; office use
domestic uses
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to be of use (service)
to do the job; to do the business
stationery; writing pad
external use
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
appointment; employment
materials; lumber; timber
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
supplies; provisions; expenses; expenditure; money; cash
nighttime use; overnight
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
research expenses; research costs
commercial; commercial use
computation; calculation
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
continuous use; chronic use
used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
home use; residential use
currently used
fund management; fund operation
computational; tallying
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
internal use; private business
after use
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
tool; instrument
brood; stud; stock; breeding
distrust; discredit
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
usefulness for the (seemingly) useless
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
official use; government business
use; function; role
reutilization; reapplication
appointment; promotion
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
word usage; terminology
using characters
medical use
other business; other engagements
using together; mixing (usage)
wood glue; school glue; white glue; PVA glue
agricultural; for agricultural use
present use; business in hand; necessary for the current time
independent inflectable word (in Japanese)
wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)
for personal or private use; opinionated
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)
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
sanitary napkin; menstrual pad
mysterious influence; mysterious effect
(reared) for eggs
other business; other use; using for another purpose
administrative expenses; management expenses
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
feces; excrement; large effect
feces; excrement; large effect
cloth (for making clothes)
economization; economisation
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
jinmeiyō kanji; non-jōyō kanji legally permitted for use in personal names
(cat's) litter box; litterbox; kitty litter
for corporate use
correct use (e.g. of a word); correct usage; correct way of using
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
finishing one's business; settling an affair
animal bred for its meat
for use by children; for children
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug
not applicable; N/A
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
brush; penmanship
use and benefits
busyness; frequent use
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
finishing one's business; settling an affair
desk (equipment); table use
disaster emergency message dial (171); emergency messaging service; voicemail service used to report and check the safety status of people affected by a disaster
emergency message board; disaster message board; online service used to report and check the safety status of people affected by a disaster
of no use; useless
general purpose register
Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used
available; in service
generic definitions
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
replacement; spare; extra
molded-case circuit breaker; MCCB
unnecessary work; unnecessary expense
test; used for testing
single use; single dose; one-off use
culled cow; spent cow; spent bull
Examples (43 in total)
Not for drinking.
Hay is for horses.
We have a parking lot for the customers.