登用・登庸|とうようtouyou[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
登用登用 is the common written form and the practical choice for learners writing this word.
登庸登庸 is a rarely used written form; learners will seldom encounter it, so use 登用 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbappointment; assignment; promotion
Conjugation
Dictionary form登用する(とうようする)
Polite (masu)登用します(とうようします)
Negative (nai)登用しない(とうようしない)
polite (masen)登用しません(とうようしません)
classical zu / nu登用せず・登用せぬ(とうようせず・とうようせぬ)
Past (ta)登用した(とうようした)
polite (mashita)登用しました(とうようしました)
Past negative (nakatta)登用しなかった(とうようしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)登用しませんでした(とうようしませんでした)
Te form登用して(とうようして)
Potential登用できる(とうようできる)
Passive登用される(とうようされる)
Causative登用させる(とうようさせる)
Causative passive登用させられる(とうようさせられる)
Conditional (ba)登用すれば(とうようすれば)
tara登用したら(とうようしたら)
Volitional登用しよう(とうようしよう)
polite (mashou)登用しましょう(とうようしましょう)
Imperative登用しろ(とうようしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym挙用きょようWrittenWritten word for promoting and employing someone; nearly a synonym of 「登用」 but rare even in writing — 「登用」 is more common, as in 「人材登用」.
  • Antonym解雇かいこNeutralNeutral word for an employer dismissing hired staff — firing or layoffs; the opposite of 「登用」's promoting and employing people.
  • Antonym免職めんしょくWrittenWritten, formal word for removing someone from their post; applies to public office and other positions alike — the opposite of 「登用」's promotion.
  • Antonym馘首かくしゅWrittenOld-fashioned written word for dismissal; its original meaning is beheading. The opposite of 「登用」.

Use 「登用」 for raising talent from lower ranks or outside and giving them important posts, as in 「人材登用」 and 「女性の積極的登用」. In formal prose 「挙用」 says much the same but is rare. The opposites are 「免職」 and 「解雇」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 有望ゆうぼうな人材じんざいを高たかい地位ちいや職しょくなどに引き上ひきあげ、用もちいること。
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