よう

Noun

1. business; task; errand; engagement

なん ようでここに たのですか。
nanino yōde kokoni kita nodesuka.
What has brought you here?
Noun

2. use; purpose

それから ふく 、講義 こうぎ ようのメモを さげ かばん 、階段 かいだん りた。
sorekara fukuo kite kōgiyōno memō tesagekabanni tsumekomi kaidan'o kakeorita.
Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.
Suffix

3. for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...

Noun

4. call of nature; excretion

Related to 用を足す