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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

起き用よう

kiyou

to appoint, to select for a role

Example sentences

  1. 最終回さいしゅうかいにピンチヒッターが起用きようされた。

    A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 同年どうねん、菅原道真すがわらみちざねを参議さんぎに起用きようする。

    In that same year, SUGAWARA no Michizane was appointed councillor.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 新設記念しんせつきねんポスターには韓国かんこくのK-1ファイターのチェ・ホンマンを起用きようしている。

    Hong Man Choi, a Korean K-1 fighter, was used for the memorial poster of its completion.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 起用

  • 起rouse; wake upOnキKunおきる・おこる・おこす
  • 用utilize; businessOnヨウKunもちいる

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