きよう

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Japanese

Adjective

きよう (kiyō-na (adnominal きよう (kiyō na), adverbial きよう (kiyō ni))

  1. 器用: dexterous

Noun

きよう (kiyō

  1. 起用: promotion to a job
  2. 紀要: journal, bulletin

Proper noun

きよう (Kiyō

  1. 貴陽: Guiyang (貴陽市), capital of Guizhou (Kishū) Province in China

Verb

きようする (kiyō surusuru (stem きよう (kiyō shi), past きようした (kiyō shita))

  1. 起用: to appoint, to promote