有ゆう用よう

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Meanings

Describes something that serves a practical purpose or provides benefit. Often used in formal or written contexts.

〈事こと〉に有ゆう用ようだto be useful for (a purpose/task)
この道どう具ぐは掃そう除じに有ゆう用ようだ。
This tool is useful for cleaning.
有ゆう用ような〈人ひと〉a useful/valuable person (esp. for a team or organization)
会かい社しゃは有ゆう用ような人じん材ざいを求もとめている。
The company is looking for talented, useful employees.
〈物もの〉として有ゆう用ようだto be useful as (a certain thing)
この植しょく物ぶつは薬くすりとして有ゆう用ようだ。
This plant is useful as medicine.

便べん利りN5
便利 is the everyday word for something convenient or handy, while 有用 is a more formal term stressing practical usefulness or benefit.
有ゆう益えきN1
有益 emphasizes that something brings benefit or profit, whereas 有用 focuses on practical applicability or usefulness.
役やくに立たつN5
役に立つ is a colloquial verb phrase meaning 'to be useful', while 有用 is a concise, written-style adjectival noun with the same meaning.
有ゆう効こうN2
有効 stresses that something is effective or valid for a purpose, while 有用 stresses that something is generally useful or beneficial.
実じつ用よう的てきN1
有用 is a more formal, written word meaning 'useful' or 'of use', whereas 実用的 is the everyday adjective for something being practical in actual use.

無む用ようN1
無用 means useless or unnecessary, the direct opposite of 有用's 'useful, helpful'.

有ゆう能のうN3
有能 describes a person's ability or competence, while 有用 describes the practical usefulness of a thing, resource, or skill.
優ゆう良りょう
有用 (useful, of practical value) sounds similar to 優良 (superior in quality) but describes utility rather than excellence.

Compound of 有 (ゆう, 'to have, exist') and 用 (よう, 'use, purpose'). The meaning 'useful' follows naturally from the components.