用件|ようけんyouken[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounbusiness; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
   その用件ようけんは明日あすまで待まてますか。↗

   Can the matter wait till tomorrow?

• Synonym所用しょようWrittenWritten/formal prose for affairs or uses, as in 「所用で外出」; 「用件」 zeroes in on the specific matter to be done or conveyed.
• Synonym用事ようじNeutralEveryday word for things one has to do, common in speech, as in 「用事がある」; 「用件」 stresses what the matter actually is.
• Synonym用ようNeutralLoose word for a matter or a use, as in 「用がある」; 「用件」 is more specific and formal.
• Synonym用向きようむきNeutralCovers a visitor's business or errand, as in 「ご用向き」; 「用件」 is the more common word.

Use 「用件」 for the specific matter to be handled or conveyed, as in 「ご用件は何でしょうか」. In speech, things to do are 「用事」 or 「用」; a visitor's business is 「用向き」; written/formal prose prefers 「所用」.

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1. 用向ようむきとその内容ないよう。