使

meaninguse, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い
Strokes
8
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#219 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

使
  • 使うつかうto use
  • 使用しようuse
  • 大使たいしambassador
  • 行使こうしuse
  • 大使館たいしかんembassy
  • 使途しとpurpose for which money is spent
  • 特使とくしspecial envoy
  • 労使ろうしlabour and management

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