Chinese

Verb

使用

1. to use; to utilize; to employ, to apply

   容易使用  ―  róngyì shǐyòng  ―  to be easy to use

Derived terms

Noun

使用

1. expense; expenditure

   今次旅行使用咁大，以後都係要慳啲使喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]

   今次旅行使用咁大，以后都系要悭啲使喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Gam¹ ci³ leoi⁵ haang⁴sai² jung⁶ gam³ daai⁶, ji⁵ hau⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ jiu³ haan¹ di¹ sai² laa³. [Jyutping]

   The expenditure for the trip this time was so big. From now on, we have to spend less.

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しよう [shìyóó] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕijo̞ː]

Noun

使用 ‎(hiragana しよう, romaji shiyō)

1. use, usage

Synonyms

• 利用 (りよう) ‎(riyō), 活用 (かつよう) ‎(katsuyō)

Verb

使用する ‎(hiragana しようする, romaji shiyō suru)

1. use, utilize

Conjugation

Synonyms

• 使 (つか)う ‎(tsukau), 用 (もち)いる ‎(mochiiru)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

使用 • ‎(sayong) ‎(hangeul 사용)

1. Hanja form^? of 사용, “use, usage”.

Vietnamese

Interjection

使用

1. Hán tự form of sử dụng, “to use; to utilize; to employ”