The kanji 用: meaning, readings and stroke order
用
- Meaning
- use, errand
- On reading
- ヨウ you
- Kun reading
- もち(いる) mochiiru
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 用 use
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- dùng, việc cần làm (dụng)
- Japanese
- つかう。ようじ。
- Korean
- 쓰다, 볼일 (용)
- Chinese
- 使用、事情
Readings, words and example sentences
ヨウ you · on reading
用心
care, caution
火の 用心を します。
I am careful with fire.
もち(いる) mochiiru · kun reading
用いる
to use
作文に 新しい ことばを 用います。
I use new words in my essay.
Practise writing 用 in the app
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.