用達

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
用	達
よう Grade: 2	たち > たし Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

• (honorific) 御(ご)用(よう)達(たし) (go-yōtashi)

Noun

用(よう)達(たし) • (yōtashi) 

1. completing a task
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎^[1]:
     :

     宿(しゅく)直(ちょく)はちょっと用(よう)達(たし)に出(で)たと小(こ)使(づかい)が教(おし)えた。

     Shukuchoku wa chotto yōtashi ni deta to kozukai ga oshieta.

     The teacher on night-duty was out just for a while, said the janitor.

2. the act of excreting or urinating; relieving oneself
3. delivering of items; also one who does such a task; a purveyor

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
用	達
よう Grade: 2	たつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

用(よう)達(たつ) • (yōtatsu) 

1. delivering of items; also one who does such a task; a purveyor

See also

• 用足し

References

• “用^△達”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026