用よう意い

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

用意する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Broadly used for preparing things, making arrangements, or getting something ready for a purpose. Often used with する as a transitive verb.

〈物もの〉を用よう意いするto prepare/get something ready
パーティーのために飲のみ物ものを用よう意いした。
I prepared drinks for the party.
〈事こと〉の用よう意いをするto make preparations for something
旅りょ行こうの用よう意いをしている。
I'm getting ready for the trip.
〈事こと〉の用よう意いができるto have preparations for something completed; to be ready
出しゅっ発ぱつの用よう意いができました。
The preparations for departure are complete.
〈物もの〉をご用よう意いくださいplease have ~ ready (polite request)
チケットをご用よう意いください。
Please have your ticket ready.
心こころの用よう意いをするto prepare oneself mentally
悪わるい結けっ果かへの心こころの用よう意いをしておいた。
I mentally prepared myself for a bad result.

準じゅん備びN5
準備 implies a systematic, step-by-step process of getting ready for a specific event, while 用意 is more general and can mean simply having things on hand.
支し度たくN4
支度 is often used for personal, everyday preparations like getting dressed or ready to go out, whereas 用意 covers a broader range of preparing things or arrangements.
手て配はいN2
手配 focuses on arranging logistics (booking, ordering, dispatching), while 用意 more generally means getting something ready, not necessarily involving arranging with others.
設もうけるN2
用意する is the everyday word for preparing something, while 設ける is more formal and often refers to officially arranging a time, place, or opportunity.

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備そなえ
用意 focuses on having things ready for immediate use, whereas 備え stresses an ongoing state of preparedness for contingencies.
整ととのえるN2
用意する simply means to get something ready or set out, whereas 整える implies bringing it into a neat, complete, or fine-tuned condition.
こしらえるN2
用意する means to get something ready in a neutral, everyday way, while 拵える adds a nuance of hands-on effort or craftsmanship.
手て回まわしN1
用意 is the everyday word for getting things ready, while 手回し carries a stronger sense of foresight and advance planning.
取とり揃そろえる
用意する simply means to prepare something in advance, while 取り揃える specifically highlights arranging a full range of items.
常じょう備び
用意 means preparing something for a specific upcoming occasion, while 常備 means keeping something continuously stocked for routine or emergency use.

不ふ用よう意い
用意 means being prepared or ready, the direct positive counterpart to 不用意's sense of being unprepared.

容よう易いN3
容易 (ようい) is a homophone of 用意 but means 'easy, simple', not 'preparation'.
用よう心じんN3
用心 shares the kanji 用 with 用意 but means 'caution, care', not 'preparation'.

Composed of 用 (use, business) and 意 (mind, thought). The combination conveys the idea of having something ready in mind for use.