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用いる (もちいる): to use, to make use of — Japanese vocabulary

用いる is read もちいる and means "to use, to make use of". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

用いる

Reading
もちいる · mochiiru
Translation
to use, to make use of
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
もちいるがもちいるが

Example

赤い光は危険信号としてよく用いられる。

あかいひかりはきけんしんごうとしてよくもちいられる。

A red light is often used as a danger signal.

Kanji in this word

  • 用 — use, business

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