よう
Meanings
Noun
Honorific
1. (your) business; (your) concern; (your) need
2. (customer's) order
3. official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.)
4. arrest; capture
Pre-noun adjective
5. subservient to an authority (esp. the government); pro-government
Kanji used
used for
Pitch accent
Top 9900
Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
easy task; no problem
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
customer; guest
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)
re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. January 4)
Examples (4 in total)
May I help you?
"May I help you?" "Yes, I'm looking for a dress."
What brought you to Korea?