利用

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Chinese

 
advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
 to use
simp. and trad.
(利用) 		利 用

Pronunciation

Verb

利用

  1. to use; to utilise; to make use of
    充分利用  ―  chōngfèn lìyòng  ―  to make full use of
    合理利用  ―  hélǐ lìyòng  ―  to use appropriately; appropriate use
    大家把這個資源利用好。 [MSC, trad.]
    大家把这个资源利用好。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dàjiā bǎ zhège zīyuán lìyòng hǎo.
    Everyone make good use of this resource.
    他利用假期的時間把書讀完了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他利用假期的时间把书读完了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā lìyòng jiàqī de shíjiān bǎ shū dú wán le.
    He finished reading the book using time from the holiday.
  2. (often derogatory) to take advantage of; to make use of; to exploit
    我被他利用了。  ―  Wǒ bèi tā lìyòng le.  ―  I was taken advantage of by him.

Synonyms

  • (to use):

Derived terms

Noun

利用

  1. (literary) good tool; excellent instrument

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
利 用
り
Grade: 4 		よう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

利(り)用(よう) • (riyō) 

  1. use, usage, utilization, application
  2. exploitation, taking advantage of

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

利(り)用(よう)する • (riyō suru) transitive suru (stem 利(り)用(よう)し (riyō shi), past 利(り)用(よう)した (riyō shita))

  1. use, utilize
  2. exploit, take advantage of

Conjugation

Conjugation of "利用する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 利用し りようし riyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 利用し りようし riyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 利用する りようする riyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 利用する りようする riyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 利用すれ りようすれ riyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 利用せよ¹
利用しろ² 		りようせよ¹
りようしろ² 		riyō seyo¹
riyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 利用される りようされる riyō sareru
Causative 利用させる
利用さす 		りようさせる
りようさす 		riyō saseru
riyō sasu
Potential 利用できる りようできる riyō dekiru
Volitional 利用しよう りようしよう riyō shiyō
Negative 利用しない りようしない riyō shinai
Negative continuative 利用せず りようせず riyō sezu
Formal 利用します りようします riyō shimasu
Perfective 利用した りようした riyō shita
Conjunctive 利用して りようして riyō shite
Hypothetical conditional 利用すれば りようすれば riyō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
利用

Noun

利用 • (iyong) (hangeul 이용)

  1. Hanja form? of 이용 (“utilization”).
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