用

utilize, business, service, use, employ

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

もち.いる

Nanori (名乗り)

たから

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:5

JLPT:N4

Frequency:107

Vocabulary

ヨウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
愛用	アイヨウ	favorite; favourite; habitually used
悪用	アクヨウ	abuse; misuse; perversion
引用	インヨウ	quotation; citation; reference
運用	ウンヨウ	making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds); operation (esp. of a boat); steering
応用	オウヨウ	(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
使用済み	しようずみ	used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
信用組合	しんようくみあい	credit association
用	よう	business; task; errand; engagement; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...; call of nature; excretion
用いる	もちいる	to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
用心	ようじん	care; precaution; guarding; caution

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

texture, skin, body, grain

clothing, admit, obey, discharge

armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

somebody, person, one's station in life

Grade 3JLPT N/A

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave

in front, before