No. 1,302 in Japanese
用い
"用い" means "use" or "employ."
In a sentence
このクラスでは、英語を用いて授業を進めます。
In this class, we proceed with the lesson using English.
The word '用いて' here means 'using' and indicates the employment of a particular language for a purpose.
彼の提案は計画に用いられるだろう。
His suggestion will likely be used in the plan.
The word '用いられる' here is the passive form and means 'to be used,' showing the application of the suggestion.
伝統的な方法がこの工芸で用いられている。
Traditional methods are used in this craft.
The word '用いられている' here means 'are used,' describing the ongoing use of methods in the craft.
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