用 · to use, errand

JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.

用 means to use, errand. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes, read よう or もちいる. It is a pictograph: the character began as a picture of the thing itself, so it does not break down into smaller parts. It appears in 利用 (use / utilization) and 用事 (business to take care of).

筆順 · Stroke order

用 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.

解字 · What it is made of

用 is a pictograph. It is not built from smaller parts: the character is a picture of the thing itself, which is why it cannot be broken down further.

Words that use 用

Word	Reading	Meaning
用	よう	errand / task / business (to take care of)
利用	りよう	use / utilization
用事	ようじ	business to take care of

Practise 用

Sumi teaches the character before it tests you: stroke order animated, the breakdown above shown as a pull-apart X-ray, then spaced review. Free, in your browser, no signup.

Start with kanji, free