noun

  1. (your) business, (your) concern, (your) need. Honorific or respectful language.
  2. (customer's) order. Honorific or respectful language.
  3. official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.).
  4. arrest, capture.

noun or verb acting predominately

  1. subservient to an authority (esp. the government), pro-government.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
御用 ごよう
 
ご用 ごよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

honorable, manipulate, govern
ギョ お- ゴ (7th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
wholesale
おろし おろ.す シャ (8th, N1)
jar radical(缶) variant
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
utilize, business, service
ヨウ もち.いる たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ