用 — use, business, employ
もちいる
用
use
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
U+7528
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #107
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1185
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #101
Meanings
- use
- business
- employ
word
もち mochi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
よう you On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
用
you
use
活
用
katsuyou
practical use
引
用
inyou
quotation
用
語
yougo
term
作
用
sayou
action
用
紙
youshi
form
通
用
tsuuyou
common use
多
用
tayou
being busy
用
地
youchi
site
用
心
youjin
caution
使
用
shiyou
use
用
意
youi
preparation
運
用
unyou
operation
実
用
jitsuyou
practical use
用
品
youhin
supplies
用
事
youji
errand
有
用
yuuyou
useful
着
用
chakuyou
wearing
起
用
kiyou
appointment
悪
用
akuyou
abuse
商
用
shouyou
commercial use
服
用
fukuyou
taking medicine
乗
用
車
jouyousha
passenger car
流
用
ryuuyou
diversion
転
用
tenyou
diversion
用
具
yougu
tools
代
用
daiyou
substitution
利
用
riyou
use
費
用
hiyou
cost
信
用
shinyou
trust
副
作
用
fukusayou
side effect
愛
用
aiyou
favorite
無
用
muyou
useless
器
用
kiyou
skillful
共
用
kyouyou
common use
用
法
youhou
usage
不
器
用
bukiyou
clumsy
採
用
saiyou
adoption
適
用
tekiyou
application
応
用
ouyou
application
効
用
kouyou
utility
専
用
senyou
exclusive use
乱
用
ranyou
abuse
雇
用
koyou
employment
用
途
youto
use
併
用
heiyou
combined use
汎
用
hanyou
general-purpose
濫
用
ranyou
abuse
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.