Vocabulary

What does 用件 (ようけん, youken) mean?

用件 (ようけん, youken) means matter to be dealt with, business at hand.

Quick facts
Readingようけん
Romajiyouken
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ようけん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyouken

matter to be dealt with, business at hand

  1. 1noun business; thing to be done; something that should be performed

Example sentences

  • I asked the customer about their matter over the phone.

  • If you have something to discuss, please don't hesitate to say so.

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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.

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