よう

adverb

well; properly; skillfully

Adverbial form of 良い, used to describe doing something in a good, proper, or skilled manner. Often appears as よく, but よう is a colloquial or dialectal variant.

See also: よく

• この機き械かいはよう動うごく。

  This machine works well.

• 彼かれはようやった。

  He did it skillfully.

adverb

often; frequently

Used to indicate that something happens often. More commonly expressed as よく, but よう appears in some dialects or casual speech.

See also: よく

• あの店みせにはよう行いく。

  I often go to that shop.

adverb

how (could you); why (would you)

Expresses incredulity, sarcasm, or disapproval. Often used in rhetorical questions. Equivalent to よく in similar expressions.

• ようそんなことが言いえるな。

  How can you say such a thing?

• ようそんな嘘うそがつけるね。

  How can you tell such a lie?