Search Kanji for meaning-of-使う

使

use

Radical:

Parts:ノ一亻口

Dictionary: 使

Meanings

use; send on a mission; order; messenger; envoy; ambassador; cause

shi
つか.うtsukau · つか.いtsukai · -つか.い-tsukai · -づか.い-zukai
Popularity rank: 219 Pinyin: shǐ, shì Korean: sa Hán-Việt: sử, sứ
Stroke counts: 8 Grade level: 3 JLPT level: 3 Skip code: 1-2-6

Example Words

お使[otsukai] errand
み使い[mitsukai] angel
悪天使[akutenshi] evil angels
かな使い[kanazukai] kana orthography
雁の使い[karinotsukai] (a) letter
旧仮名使い[kyuukanazukai] former (i.e. before the post-WWII reforms) kana usage in writing the readings of kanji
金を使う[kanewotsukau] to spend money
駆使[kushi] free use
軍使[gunshi] truce bearer
権利行使[kenrikoushi] exercise of a right

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