用ゆ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
用
もち Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

/mot͡ɕiwiru/ → */mot͡ɕijiru/ → /mot͡ɕiju/

Back-formation from 用いる (mochiiru), classical 用ゐる (motiwiru).

During the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, sound changes reduced medial /-w-/, merging into /i/.

Verb

用(もち)ゆ • (mochiyu) transitive ^†nidan

1. (archaic, obsolete) to use, make use of, utilize
2. (archaic, obsolete) to adopt
3. (archaic, obsolete) to assign, appoint

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "用ゆ" (ヤ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	用い	もちい	motii
Continuative (連用形)	用い	もちい	motii
Terminal (終止形)	用ゆ	もちゆ	motiyu
Attributive (連体形)	用ゆる	もちゆる	motiyuru
Realis (已然形)	用ゆれ	もちゆれ	motiyure
Imperative (命令形)	用いよ	もちいよ	motiiyo
Key constructions
Negative	用いず	もちいず	motiizu
Contrasting conjunction	用ゆれど	もちゆれど	motiyuredo
Causal conjunction	用ゆれば	もちゆれば	motiyureba
Conditional conjunction	用いば	もちいば	motiiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	用いき	もちいき	motiiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	用いけり	もちいけり	motiikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	用いつ	もちいつ	motiitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	用いぬ	もちいぬ	motiinu
Perfect-continuative tense	用いたり	もちいたり	motiitari
Volitional	用いむ	もちいむ	motiimu

See also

• 用(もち)ふ (mochiu)
• 用(もち)ひる (mochiiru)