用事

ようじ

things to do, errand, business

Mnemonic

A thing with a use attached to it that will not wait until tomorrow. The same Yo よう who stood in your doorway in 用, and he is out doing them: ようじ.

Built from

用

use

One shape, no parts worth pulling off. A thing put to work.

事

thing, matter

A hand gripping a banner, an affair being conducted, not an object.

Words sharing these kanji

用意 preparation, getting ready 用 things to do, (as a suffix) to do..., made for...利用 usage, utilization 信用 trust, credit 使用 usage 事 thing, incident 仕事 work, job 大事 important, precious 事実 fact, truth 無事 safely, peacefully 事件 affair, case 返事 reply

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