用

よう

things to do, (as a suffix) to do..., made for...

Mnemonic

Somebody has been stood in your doorway for a while now saying nothing at all, so in the end you have to be the one to ask. Yo. What is it you actually want? よう.

Worth knowing

何か用ですか is do you need something. As a suffix it is made for: 子供用 for children. Not the verb to do: that is やる casually or 致す humbly. Same 用 as 用意ようい.

Built from

用

use

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

Words sharing these kanji

用意 preparation, getting ready 利用 usage, utilization 信用 trust, credit 使用 usage 用事 things to do, errand, business

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