[用] Handwritten Kanji for use and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “用” (you); Kanji for “use”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “用” (you)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “用”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
用	ヨウ もち-いる	you mochi-iru	5	用	use

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “用”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
筆記用具	ひっきようぐ	hikki yougu	Writing materials
ジムの利用者	じむのりようしゃ	jimu no riyousha	Gym users
新しい方法を用いる	あたらしいほうほうをもちいる	atarashii houhou wo mochiiru	Use a new method

 

用事（ようじ）= things to do, errands, tasks