用 — errand; business; use

用 means “errand; business; use”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). Kun'yomi: もち(いる) (mochiiru). You'll see it in words such as 用 (you, “errand; something to do”).

用

How to remember 用

A fence of planks, used for anything and everything: use, an errand.

Parts: It is a simple shape with no smaller parts.

Words with 用

Example sentences

• なにか用ですか。
  Do you need something?
• ナイフとして用いられている。
  It's used as a knife.

Don't confuse it with

• 月
• 円
• 肉
• 冂

More in the “How things are” set

• 方
• 用
• 便
• 不
• 特
• 別
• 同
• 合
• 有

Practise 用 free