KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小38 strokesRadical 人#219 in newspapers
使 · use, send on a mission
使 is a kanji meaning use, send on a mission, order, messenger. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- シshi
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- つかうtsukau
- つかいtsukai
- -つかい-tsukai
- -づかい-zukai
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 使 · 8 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大使館たいしかん | たいしかん | embassy | N5 |
| 使うつかう | つかう | to use | N5 |
| 使用しよう | しよう | use (same as 使うこと (つかうこと)), application, employment, utilization | N3 |
| 大使たいし | たいし | ambassador | N3 |
| お使いおつかい | おつかい | errand | N1 |
| 使用人しようにん | しようにん | employee, servant | N1 |
Example sentence
私のペンを使うな。
わたしのペンをつかうな
Don't use my pen.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #164115 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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