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► 成句
御用  [(2)ごよう]  [お安い御用]  [polite]    meaning:  easy  rank: 2
☆ それはおい御用です ⇨ That is a simple business. That’s a piece of cake for me

► 名詞
  [(1)よう]  [御用]  [coll]    meaning:  business  rank: 1
☆ か御用が有りましたら連絡さい (ごよう) ⇨ Please let me know if you need me for anything

御用  [(2)ごよう]  [arch]    meaning:  arrest  rank: 4
☆ 御用だ! ⇨ You are under arrest!  (☛ Only used in period dramas)

御用  [(2)ごよう]    meaning:  official  rank: 4
☆ 政府の御用テレビ ⇨ A government-controlled, puppet, TV station  (☛ Usually negative, sarcastic use)


More examples:
  • スリに御用心 ⇨ Be careful of pickpockets
  • 本日はどういった御用件で? ⇨ What kind of business would you have today?
  • 盗人め、御用だ! ⇨ You thief, you are under arrest!
  • 試供品を御用意しています ⇨ We have free trial items available
  • 皇室御用達のケーキ ⇨ The official cake supplier for the Japanese royal house
  • が御用件を伺っにおえしますが ⇨ You could tell me what you need, and I can relay it to him later
  • か御用が有りましたら御連絡さい (ごよう) ⇨ Please let me know if you need me for anything