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用

よう

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
  • task
  • business
  • use
  • duty
  • service
  • call of nature
  • excretion

Related Kanji

用 utilize, business, service, use, employ

Example Sentences

何の用でここに来たのですか。
What has brought you here?
それから服を着て、講義用のメモを手さげ鞄に詰め込み、階段を駆け下りた。
Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.
私たちのピクニック用の皿はプラスチック製だ。
Our picnic plates are made of plastic.
その物語は映画用に脚色された。
The story was adapted for the movie.
クリスマスプレゼント用に包装してください。
Could you wrap it in Christmas wrapping?