Illustration: On a Japanese home’s garden terrace, a child uses a sturdy plank over a wooden block to lift the edge of a heavy planter while an adult slides a wheeled base beneath it.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

応おう用よう

ouyou

to apply, to put to practical use

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは授業じゅぎょうで学まなんだことをその実験じっけんに応用おうようした。

    She applied what she had learned in class to the experiment.

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  2. その発見はっけんはいろいろな用途ようとに応用おうようできる。

    We can apply the discovery to various uses.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 科学かがくは不注意ふちゅういに応用おうようされると危険きけんなことがある。

    Science can be dangerous when applied carelessly.

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Kanji in 応用

  • 応answer; respondOnオウ・ヨウ・-ノウKunあたる・まさに・こたえる
  • 用utilize; businessOnヨウKunもちいる

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