How to say "available" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 可用かようnounCovers 'available; in service': something is operational and ready for use. A less common word learners seldom need; it shows up chiefly in technical writing about whether a system is operational.
- 使用可能しようかのうnoun, na-adjectiveCovers 'available' as 'can be used' or 'enabled': a function, device, or facility is usable or open to use. Typical of notices and interfaces announcing that something may now be used.
- 入手可能にゅうしゅかのうna-adjectiveCovers the 'obtainable' sense: things you can get, such as goods, tickets, or information. Choose it when 'available' means you can acquire something, not that it is ready to be used.
- 利用可能りようかのうna-adjectiveThe most versatile of these: something is available for use. Suits services, facilities, and resources, and is the broadest fit when 'available' simply means you can make use of what is offered.
- prenominal modifierThe English loanword in katakana, meaning 'available' as is. Met mainly in business or technical jargon; it is seldom the word learners need, and one of the other options is usually the safer choice.
Pick by sense: 入手可能 for things you can obtain, 使用可能 for features that can be used or are enabled, 利用可能 for services and resources ready for use, 可用 for technical 'in service' availability, 「アベイラブル」 as the katakana loanword.
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