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私用: personal use, private use | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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私用

JLPT N1Vocabulary

私用(しよう)

しよう

personal use, private use

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: しよう
Romaji: shiyou
Meaning: personal use, private use
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

私用(しよう)のため、本日(ほんじつ)は早退(そうたい)させていただきます。
Due to personal business, I will be leaving work early today.
私用(しよう)の電話(でんわ)は、休憩時間(きゅうけいじかん)に限(かぎ)って認(みと)められている。
Personal phone calls are permitted only during break times.
私用(しよう)により、午後(ごご)の会議(かいぎ)を

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欠席(けっせき)

する

旨(むね)

を

上司(じょうし)

に

伝(つた)

えた。

I informed my supervisor that I would be absent from the afternoon meeting for personal reasons.

この車両(しゃりょう)を私用(しよう)で利用(りよう)することは、規定(きてい)で禁(きん)じられている。

Using this vehicle for private purposes is prohibited by the regulations.

Kanji in this lesson

私private, I, meJLPT N3 用utilize, business, service, use, employJLPT N4