Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 用よう 事じ がある to have something to attend to / to need to see someone
I have a little something to take care of with him, so I'll excuse myself first.
用よう 事じ で 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 へ 行い く to go somewhere on an errand
I'm going to the bank to take care of something.
用よう 事じ を 済す ませる to finish up an errand/task
I got my errands done in the morning.
急きゅう な 用よう 事じ a sudden, urgent errand or matter
Something urgent came up, so I couldn't go to the party.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 用よう 事じ を 頼たの む to ask someone to run an errand
My mother asked me to run an errand, so I went shopping.
Kanji 用 utilize, business, service Related words· 9 用件 is the formal term for the specific matter or business to discuss (often on the phone or in meetings), while 用事 is the everyday word for a personal errand or task.
仕事 refers to work or one's job in a broad sense, while 用事 is a specific task or errand, often personal rather than professional.
用 is a more general and often bound form meaning 'business' or 'use', while 用事 specifically refers to a concrete errand or matter to attend to.
雑用 refers to small, miscellaneous chores or odd jobs, while 用事 can be any single task, big or small, that one needs to take care of.
Show 5 more Show fewer 用事 is the general word for something you need to do or an errand, while 急用 specifically means an urgent, pressing matter.
用事 is the everyday word for something one needs to do, while 用足し specifically emphasizes going out to take care of such tasks.
用事 is a general term for something one has to do or attend to, whereas お使い specifically means running an errand (often shopping) on someone else's behalf.
用事 refers broadly to a task or business one has to attend to, while 使い specifically means going somewhere to run an errand for someone else.
用事 is a casual word for a personal errand or task one has to do, while 要件 sounds more formal and is used for business matters requiring attention.
Don't confuse with 幼児 (young child) is an exact homophone of 用事 (errand) but means something completely different.
楊枝 (toothpick) is another exact homophone of 用事 (errand), distinguished only by context and kanji.
Etymology Compound of 用 (business, use) and 事 (matter, thing). The combination straightforwardly means 'a matter of business' or 'something to do'.
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