Question

使 つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い 使う(つかう): (1) to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use (2) to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate (3) to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume (4) to use (language); to speak (5) to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money)使用(しよう): use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation大使(たいし): ambassador大使館(たいしかん): embassy使命(しめい): mission; errand; message使い(つかい): (1) errand; mission; going as envoy (2) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl (3) familiar spirit (4) use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer使い道(つかいみち): a use; purpose to which something is put使用人(しようにん): employee; servantお使い(おつかい): (1) errand; mission; going as envoy (2) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl (3) familiar spirit 3 人: person吏: officer; an official 人 2 (none) use Mr. T uses the officer as a punching bag.

Accepted Answer

シ use 4 219 8 9 ひと・にんべん・ひとやね 形声 Phonetic Of course Mr. T will tell a police officer if he catches someone using drugs, foo!

Kanji	使
Onyomi	シ
Kunyomi	つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い
English	use
Examples	使う(つかう): (1) to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use (2) to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate (3) to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume (4) to use (language); to speak (5) to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money) 使用(しよう): use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation 大使(たいし): ambassador 大使館(たいしかん): embassy 使命(しめい): mission; errand; message 使い(つかい): (1) errand; mission; going as envoy (2) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl (3) familiar spirit (4) use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer 使い道(つかいみち): a use; purpose to which something is put 使用人(しようにん): employee; servant お使い(おつかい): (1) errand; mission; going as envoy (2) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl (3) familiar spirit
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	219
Components	人: person 吏: officer; an official
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	人
Radical Number	9
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	use
Koohii Story 1	Of course Mr. T will tell a police officer if he catches someone using drugs, foo!
Koohii Story 2	Mr. T uses the officer as a punching bag.

Errand Mission Put Envoy Messenger Bearer Boy Girl