also: ぞうよう
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous tasks
Refers to small, routine, or non-specialized tasks, often in a workplace or household context.
新人はまず雑用から始めることが多い。
New employees often start with odd jobs.
家の雑用を片付けるのに半日かかった
It took half a day to finish the household chores.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
miscellaneous expenses
Only with reading ぞうよう
Rare reading ぞうよう used in accounting or formal contexts for sundry expenses.
この勘定科目には雑用が含まれる。
This account item includes miscellaneous expenses.
Compound of 雑 (miscellaneous) and 用 (business, use). The reading ぞうよう is a less common historical variant.