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用

utilize
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingもち.いる
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

用意用事利用引用活用器用使用信用応用実用運用慣用

Radicals and components

Radical用use

Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · walking stick

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1265

Compound words

用意ようい
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
用事ようじ
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
利用りよう
use; utilization; utilisation; application
引用いんよう
quotation; citation; reference
活用かつよう
practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on
器用きよう
skillful; skilful; adroit; dexterous; dextrous
使用しよう
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
信用しんよう
confidence; trust; faith; reputation; credit
応用おうよう
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
実用じつよう
practical use; utility
運用うんよう
making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds); operation (esp. of a boat)
愛用あいよう
favorite; favourite; habitually used
悪用あくよう
abuse; misuse; perversion
起用きよう
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
急用きゅうよう
urgent business
共用きょうよう
common use; communal use; sharing
軍用ぐんよう
for military use
雇用こよう
employment; hire
公用こうよう
official business; government business; public business; company duties; public use
効用こうよう
use; utility; effect; benefit
採用さいよう
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment
作用さよう
action; operation; process; agency; effect
私用しよう
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
収用しゅうよう
expropriation; seizure

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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