- Basic forms
- 用いる — to use; to employ / base form
- 用います — (I) use; employ / masu form
- 用いた — used; employed / ta form
- 用いて — use and …; by using … / te-form
- 用いない — do not use / negative form
- 用いれば — if (you) use / conditional
- 用いろ・用いなさい — use it! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 用いたい — want to use; wish to employ / 〜たい form
- 用いられる — can be used; be employed / potential / passive
- 用いられた — was used; was employed / past passive
- 用いられない — cannot be used; is not used / negative potential/passive
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- 用いよう — let’s use; let’s employ / 〜よう form
- 用いなかった — did not use / past negative
- 用いている — is using; is employing / progressive
用いる(もちいる) is an ichidan (る-verb). Drop る and add endings like ます, た, て, ない. Often used in slightly formal or written contexts, similar in meaning to 使う.
- 使用 — usage
- 用事 — errand, business
- 用語 — terminology
- 用意 — preparation
- 利用 — utilization
- 作用 — action, effect
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The character 用 originally represented a wooden rack or frame — something structured and useful. It came to mean “to use,” and by extension, “utility” and “purpose” in both daily life and technical terms.
この言葉は よく用いられます。
This word is often used.
明日は 用事があります。
I have errands tomorrow.
