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使 kanji
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
シ
Kun readings
つかうつかい-つかい-づかい
Words with 使
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N5大使館Popularembassy
- N3使用Popularuse; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
- N3大使Popularambassador
- N1使命Popularmission; errand; task; duty; obligation
- N1使用人Popularemployee; servant
- —駆使Popularusing freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
- —公使Popularenvoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
- —行使Popularuse; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
- —酷使Popularexploitation; overuse; abuse
- —使者Popularmessenger; envoy; emissary
- —使節Popularenvoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
- —使徒Popularapostle; disciple
- —使途Popularpurpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
- —天使Popularangel
- —特使Popularspecial envoy
- —労使Popularlabour and management; labor and management
- —遣唐使Popularenvoy to Tang China
- —使用者Popularuser; consumer; employer
- —使用料Popularuse fee; rent
- —使用済みPopularused (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)