用向き

Reading

Kana: ようむき

Romaji: youmuki

Definition

noun

1

errand; one's business

Kanji

用

Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる

Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Example Sentence

よほど重要(じゅうよう)な用向(ようむ)きでやってきたことが、彼(かれ)の顔色(かおいろ)で分(わ)かった。

➥I could tell by the look on his face that he had come on very important business.