使い道・使い途|つかいみちtsukaimichi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpurpose; utility; objective
   鉄てつは使い道つかいみちの多おおい金きんぞくだ。↗

   Iron is a metal with many uses.
2. nounway to use something

• Synonym使い方つかいかたNeutralMeans how to use something, as in 「スマホの使い方」; the focus is on the method of use, not on what the thing is for.
• Synonym用途ようとNeutralRefers to the use of objects, funds, land, and so on, as in 「用途に合わせて選ぶ」; more formal than the colloquial 「使い道」.
• Synonym用法ようほうWrittenA written word for how something is used, as in 「薬の用法・用量」 or 「言葉の用法」; 「使い道」 is about what something is used for.
• Synonym効用こうようNeutralMeans utility or effect, as in 「薬の効用」; the emphasis is on the benefit or effect something produces.
• Synonym使いどころつかいどころNeutralRefers to the occasion or opportunity to put something to use, as in 「この技の使いどころ」; the emphasis is on timing, while 「使い道」 is about what it can be used for.
• Related役割やくわりNeutralRefers to the role or function played by people, organizations, or parts alike, as in 「重要な役割を果たす」; 「使い道」 is about purpose or use.
• Related機能きのうNeutralMeans function or feature, as in 「多機能」 and 「機能が停止する」; the emphasis is on what a thing is inherently equipped to do.
• Related働きはたらきNeutralA native Japanese word for the working or function of something, as in 「胃の働き」; it can also refer to work performance.
• Related役目やくめNeutralRefers to a duty or task one is assigned, as in 「役目を終える」; the emphasis is on an assigned responsibility, not on use.

「使い道」 is the colloquial word for what something or money can be used for, as in 「お金の使い道」 and 「使い道がない」. In formal contexts use 「用途」; for how to use something use 「使い方」 or 「用法」; for a person's role or duty use 「役割」.

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1. （それを）使つかうことよって有意義ゆういぎな結果けっかを得えようとしたときの適当てきとうな使用しようの方法ほうほうや目的もくてき。