しよう

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of しよう – see the following entries.
仕様
means, method
Short for 仕様書 (shiyōsho, spec, technical specification).
子葉
(botany) cotyledon
使用
use, usage
use, utilize
枝葉
branch and leaf
trivia, nonessential
試用
trial (use)
to try out something
(This term, しよう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しよう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しよう.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 止揚, 史要, 四葉, 至要, 私用, 私傭, 姿容, 施用, 視葉, 資用, 飼養.)

Etymology 2

Verb

しよう (shiyō

  1. volitional of する (suru, to do)