ChiramiN4 kanji · 5 strokes
用 means use
用
用Memory trick
It looks like a bucket with handles: to use.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- utilize, business, service, use
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) もちいる mochiiru
もちいる (mochiiru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ヨウ you
ヨウ (you) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
用事 ようじ · youji
business, things to do
Used in 11 kanji
Quick check
What does 用 mean?
Right: 用 means use.Not quite: 用 means use.In 用事, which reading does 用 use?
Right. 用事 is read ようじ (youji): 用 takes ヨウ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 用事 is read ようじ (youji): 用 takes ヨウ, its reading from Chinese.