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KanjiN1Secondary school · 中学13 strokesRadical 辵

遣 · dispatch, despatch

遣 is a kanji meaning dispatch, despatch, send, give. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ケンken

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • つかうtsukau
  • -つかい-tsukai
  • -づかい-zukai
  • つかわすtsukawasu
  • やるyaru

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In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 遣 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 遣
WordReadingMeaningLevel
仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, syllabary spellingN2
小遣いこづかいpocket money, allowanceN2
言葉遣いことばづかいspeech, expression, wordingN2
派遣はけんdispatch, sendN1
無駄遣いむだづかいwaste money on, squander money onN1

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 · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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