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Meaning of 使い in Japanese
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使い, 遣いJLPT 2
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Kana Readingつかい
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Romajitsukai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- errand; mission; going as envoy
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- familiar spirit
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
- Meaning
- use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer
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Examples of 使い, 遣い, つかい in a sentence
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Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
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I went there on an errand for Father.
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She is out on an errand.
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She is rough in speech.
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Her grammar is bad.
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He used water colors in short vertical brush-strokes.
Related Kanji
遣
JLPT 1
13 strokes
dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
On'Yomi: ケン
Kun'Yomi: つか.う, -つか.い, -づか.い, つか.わす, や.る
使
JLPT 4
8 strokes
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
On'Yomi: シ
Kun'Yomi: つか.う, つか.い, -つか.い, -づか.い