Vocabulary

What does 応用 (おうよう, ouyou) mean?

応用 (おうよう, ouyou) means application, practical use.

Quick facts
Readingおうよう
Romajiouyou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おうよう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonouyou

application, practical use

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive (practical) application; putting to practical use
  2. 2adj-f applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

Example sentences

  • This theory can be applied to medicine.

  • Let's try applying the knowledge we've learned.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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