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3 words matching 'こよう' found
こよう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
雇用
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Reading : こよう   
employment (long term); hire
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 131,809 which gives a rank of 1,906
雇用 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 75,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4732 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3968
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 2 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
こよう
雇用
ていたい
停滞
つづ
けた

Employment continued to lag.
ざんねん
残念
ながら
かんぜん
完全
こよう
雇用
もう
とうぜん
当然
こと
なくなっている
Unfortunately, full employment can no longer be taken for granted.
こん
ほうりつ
法律
じょせい
女性
だんせい
男性
どういつ
同一
じょうけん
条件
こよう
雇用
される
こと
もと
められている

The law now requires women to be employed on equal terms with men.
こよう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 61,000 (about 6,190,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 2 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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雇傭
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Reading : こよう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 150,000 (about 554,000 results)
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こよう is the reading of the following word:
小用
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Readings : こよう    しょうよう   
小用 can be read in 2 ways: しょうよう (90%), こよう (10%).
noun
1. trifling matter  (usu. こよう)
2. urination; urine
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 40,971 which gives a rank of 41,012
• Google Japan frequency rank: 57,000 (about 7,300,000 results)
Example sentences:
あの
わたし
ざんねん
残念
です
しょうよう
小用
ござ
御座
います
のでこの
あた
しつれいいた
失礼致
します

Ah, unfortunately there is a small matter I need to attend to so I'll take my leave now.
こよう is the reading of the following word:
古謡
BOOST
Reading : こよう   
noun
traditional (folk) song
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 18,066 which gives a rank of 159,397
• Google Japan frequency rank: 222,000 (about 119,000 results)
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コ   やと to employ   
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little bird
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コ   と door   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
corpse
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ヨウ   やと to employ   
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ヨウ    commonplace   
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slashed yo
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yo; yell
stick   
广
stony cliff
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ヨウ   うた a Noh chant   うた to chant Noh   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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つめ claw; fingernail   
カン    can   
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