使 – Use, Send On A Mission, Order, Messenger, Envoy, Ambassador, Cause

Asher Wolfstein October 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

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使 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is taught in the 3rd grade, is in N4 of the JLPT, and is the 219th out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

使 consists of eight (8) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) man/human 人 (亻). It also consists of the kanji part(s) ノ, 一, 化, 口.

使 Meanings

• Ambassador
• Cause
• Envoy
• Messenger
• Order
• Send On A Mission
• Use

使 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• シ (shi)

Kunyomi （訓読み） Reading(s):

• つか.う
• つか.い
• ーつか.い
• ーづか.い

使 Alternatives

Example Usage Of 使

使《つか》える物《もの》を　未《ま》だ　持《も》ってい無《な》い。	I'm not carrying anything that can be used yet.	Dragon Quest Part 3 （ドラゴンクエスト）
あしゃ　は　未《ま》だ　呪文《じゅもん》を使《つか》えない。	Asha can't use spells yet.	Dragon Quest Part 3 （ドラゴンクエスト）

Vocab Using 使

• 使う、遣う（つかう） – To Use, To Employ, To Handle, To Spend, To Consume, To Speak
• 使える、遣える（つかえる） – To Be Usable, To Be Serviceable, To Be Useful

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.