所用

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しょ)(よう) (shoyō

  1. business; engagement
    (ちち)所用(しょよう)(すく)なくとも毎月一回(まいげついっかい)上京(じょうきょう)する。
    Chichi wa shoyō de sukunakutomo maigetsu ikkai wa jōkyō suru.
    Father goes up to Tokyo on business at least once a month.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

所用 (soyong) (hangeul 소용)

  1. hanja form? of 소용 (use; good)