用いる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もち
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 持ち (mochi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 持つ (motsu), “to have, hold) +‎ 率る (iru, to bring along).

Also historically spelled 用ひる (mochihiru) in some texts since before the Edo period (see that entry for further detail).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "用いる"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
用いる ちい
Imperative (命令形) 用いろ ちい
Key constructions
Passive 用いられる ちいられ
Causative 用いさせる ちいさせ
Potential 用いられる ちいられ
Volitional 用いよう ちいよ
Negative 用いない ちいない
Negative perfective 用いなかった ちいなかった
Formal 用います ちいま
Perfective 用いた いた
Conjunctive 用いて いて
Hypothetical conditional 用いれば ちいれば

Verb

(もち)いる (mochiiruもちゐる (motiwiru)?transitive ichidan (stem (もち) (mochii), past (もち)いた (mochiita))

  1. to use, make use of, utilize
    Synonyms: 使用する (shiyō suru), 使う (tsukau)
    (ひがし)アジアで(もち)いられている(げん)()
    Higashi-Ajia de mochiirarete iru gengo
    languages used in East Asia
  2. to adopt, employ
    Synonym: 採用する (saiyō suru)
  3. to appoint, assign
    Synonym: 登用する (tōyō suru)
  4. to employ, hire
  5. to need

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN