Use

"Use" in Japanese

使い道

tsukaimichi

(function)

使用

shiyō

(act of using)

利用

riyō

(act of using)

効用

kōyō

(usefulness)

tame

(usefulness)

用途

yōto

(function)

使い尽くす

tsukaitsukusu

(to exhaust the supply of, to consume)

使う

tsukau

(employ, apply)

使用する

shiyō-suru

(employ, apply)

用いる

mochiiru

(employ, apply)

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