utilize, business, service, use, employ
用 centers on putting something into active service: using, employing, or utilizing it. The business and service senses are natural extensions of this idea of practical application.
用 is thought to originate from a pictograph of a bucket or container used for practical purposes, later extended to the abstract idea of use and employment.
The shape 用 looks like a sturdy bucket with a handle, ready to be used for carrying water or tools. Think of it as the kanji for putting things to work.
For ヨウ, imagine a busy office worker yelling 'Yo!' as they use the bucket to carry documents: Yo! -> ヨウ, and the bucket is always in use.
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
business; task; errand; engagement
use; utilization; utilisation; application
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use
use; adoption; acceptance
confidence; trust; faith; reputation
making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on
cost; expense
employment; hire
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
quotation; citation; reference
practical use; utility
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
term; terminology
(practical) application; putting to practical use
use; service; purpose
favorite; favourite; habitually used
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
side effect; adverse reaction
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; circulation; currency; validity (e.g. of a ticket)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
useless; futile
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
useful; helpful
blank form
busyness; a lot of things to do
habitual use; daily use
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation
taking medicine; dosing
substitution
skillful; skilful; adroit; dexterous; dextrous; deft; nimble; handy
abuse; misuse; perversion
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
clumsy; awkward; unskillful
for use as food; edible
common use; communal use; sharing
business (engagement)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
(passenger) car; automobile
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
diversion; putting something to another use
for military use
employee; servant
appointment; assignment; promotion
official business; government business; public business; company duties
site
bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard
credit union
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
use; utility; effect; benefit
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
for private or home use
unprepared
personal use; private use
example; illustration
urgent business
reaction
jōyō kanji; kanji for common use; list of 2,136 kanji designated for common use (introduced in 1981, revised in 2010)
expropriation; seizure
drawing paper
writing implement; writing tool
credit association
continuous use; chronic use
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
imperial villa
use fee; rent
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
user; consumer
initial costs; up-front costs; front-end costs; start-up costs
how to use; method for using; way of using
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
for use by children; for children
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
daily necessities; everyday item
effective use; making effective use (of)
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)