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Meanings
Noun
1. business; task; errand; engagement
2. use; purpose
Suffix
3. for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
Noun
4. call of nature; excretion
Kanji used
used for
Pitch accent
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (248 in total)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
cost; expense
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
what do you want?; can I help you?
what do you want?; can I help you?
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
use; service; purpose
favorite; favourite; habitually used
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
useful; helpful
for military use
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
urgent business
abuse; misuse; perversion
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
substitution
taking medicine; dosing
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
for use as food; edible
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
practical use; utility
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
articles; supplies; parts
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
for use by children; for children
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
what kind of business; what sort of matter
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
business; errand; nature of one's business
for visitors or guests
minor business
for work; for manufacturing
diversion; putting something to another use
engagement; business; affair; use; need
what do you want?; can I help you?
what do you want?; can I help you?
for emergency use
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
business use; business purposes
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to make use of; to lend money
portable; mobile use
for ceremonial use
use; utility; effect; benefit
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
directions; rules of use
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
for one person's use
for use of customers or guests
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
for personal use
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
for private or home use
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
command; order; request
example; illustration
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
for use by adults; for adults
trifling matter; urination; urine
trifling matter; urination; urine
human usage; (for) use by people
idle; useless
on business; for business; business purpose
trial; experimental use
idle; useless
medicinal use
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
midsummer; dog days
business conversation
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
minor business
using for riding; passenger use
adoption or rejection; choice; separating the needed from the unneeded
minor business
company business
public money
unauthorized use; misuse
domestic uses
to be of use (service)
to do the job; to do the business
external use
stationery; writing pad
materials; lumber; timber
appointment; employment
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
computation; calculation
nighttime use; overnight
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
research expenses; research costs
continuous use
currently used
internal use; private business
fund management; fund operation
used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
home use; residential use
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
computational; tallying
tool; instrument
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
distrust; discredit
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
after use
important matters
brood; stud; stock; breeding
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
official use; government business
appointment; promotion
word usage; terminology
using characters
medical use
using together; mixing (usage)
agricultural; for agricultural use
present use; business in hand; necessary for the current time
declinable word; inflectable word
wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)
for personal or private use; opinionated
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)
to apply (the law) with necessary modifications; to apply mutatis mutandis; to apply correspondingly
read-only (file mode)
mysterious influence; mysterious effect
other business; other use; using for another purpose
administrative expenses; management expenses
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
feces; excrement; large effect
feces; excrement; large effect
economization; economisation
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
kanji officially for use in names
cloth (for making clothes)
(cat's) litter box; litterbox; kitty litter
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
finishing one's business; settling an affair
animal bred for its meat
correct use (e.g. of a word); correct usage; correct way of using
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
brush; penmanship
use and benefits
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
desk (equipment); table use
finishing one's business; settling an affair
of no use; useless
general purpose register
Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used
available; in service
not applicable; na
guidance, warning tile blocks for the visually impaired
generic definitions
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
recycling bin; recycling box
unnecessary work; unnecessary expense
single use; single dose; one-off use
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
Examples (47 in total)
I'm here. What do you want?
Not for drinking.
Hay is for horses.