ONよう
KUNもち
Meanings
usebusinesspurposetask
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How to remember

The kanji 用 originally depicted a bucket or a container, implying something that is 'used' or 'employed' for a specific 'purpose'.
'よう' — Imagine saying 'YO! What's the USE of that?' to remember the primary meaning and reading.
Picture the inner square as a container or a tool, and the outer box as the object it is being USED on, or a 'purpose' it serves.

Vocabulary

用事ようじ
errands, business
利用りよう
use, utilization
使用しよう
use, application
用紙ようし
sheet of paper, form
用具ようぐ
tool, implement

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