Matter, things to be done in Japanese 🇯🇵

ようけん info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break down ようけん (ようけん) into two parts: よう (you) and けん (ken). You can think of "You can do your tasks" to remember things that need to be done.

Explanations:
– ようけん (youken) is often used in a formal context to refer to matters or business that need attention or action. It’s common in business and official communications.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 仕事 (しごと, shigoto): work, job
– 用事 (ようじ, youji): errands, tasks
– 任務 (にんむ, ninmu): duty, mission

Alternate meanings like slang:
– ようけん does not have significant slang variations but, in informal contexts, people might just use よう (you) for simplification.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 彼はそのようけんに取り組んでいます。
– Kare wa sono youken ni torikundeimasu.
– He is working on that matter.

2. 事務所にようけんがあって、午後に出かけます。
– Jimusho ni youken ga atte, gogo ni dekakemasu.
– I have matters to attend to at the office, so I will go out in the afternoon.

3. 重要なようけんがあるので、会議を開きます。
– Jūyō na youken ga aru node, kaigi o hirakimasu.
– Since there is an important matter, we will have a meeting.

4. このようけんは一刻も早く対応する必要があります。
– Kono youken wa ikoku mo hayaku taiō suru hitsuyō ga arimasu.
– This matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.

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