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音読おんよみ: ヨウ

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 10 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 宀(うかんむり)

Meaning

Contain, form, appearance, or tolerate. Used in many compound words related to capacity, acceptance, or expression.


  • 容器ようき — container
  • 内容ないよう — contents
  • 収容しゅうよう — accommodation, housing
  • 容赦ようしゃ — forgiveness, leniency
  • 美容びよう — beauty
  • 簡易容器かんいようき — disposable container
  • 容姿ようし — appearance, figure
  • 変容へんよう — transformation, metamorphosis

The top radical “宀” represents a roof or building, and the inner component “谷” (pronounced yoku) provides the sound. The character conveys meanings like “to contain” or “form,” and is used for both internal and external shapes, including mind, appearance, and volume.

この容器ようき再利用さいりようできます。
This container can be reused.

かれ容姿ようしととのっている。
He has a well-groomed appearance.

The onyomi reading ヨウ (you) appears in a wide variety of compound words, especially related to appearance, containment, or capacity. No common kunyomi is used in modern vocabulary.

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