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Errand Mission Put Envoy Messenger Bearer Boy Girl

Kanji 使
Onyomi
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
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.

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade3, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_people_role.status

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