使
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Grade Level
Grade 3
Stroke Count
8 strokes
Radical
人部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
つかう, つかい, -つかい, -づかい
Common Readings
シ, つか…う
Example Vocabulary
使う
つかう
to use, to employ, to utilize
使用
しよう
use, application, employment
天使
てんし
angel
魔法使い
まほうつかい
magician, wizard, witch
使い
つかい
errand, mission, messenger
使い方
つかいかた
way of using, usage, directions
使用人
しようにん
servant, employee
使命
しめい
mission, calling
使者
ししゃ
messenger, envoy
気を使う
きをつかう
to be considerate, to be thoughtful
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