What does kanji 使 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 使 is use.

How is kanji 使 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 使 are つか.う, つか.い, -つか.い, -づか.い; the onyomi readings are シ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 使?

Kanji 使 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 使?

The main radical for kanji 使 is 人.

What words use kanji 使?

Example words that use kanji 使 include 使い捨, 使用, 使命, 使節.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 8

使

Meaning

Kanji 使

use

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #219
Strokes: 8
Radical: 人
Components: 一 • ノ • 化 • 口
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 吏 • 㤦 • 㹬

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 335 entries that include this kanji.

使い捨

つかいすて

throwaway

使用

しよう

use

使命

しめい

mission

使節

しせつ

envoy

使いみち

つかいみち

way to use something

使用人

しようにん

employee

使い走り

つかいはしり

running errands (for someone else)

使徒

しと

apostle

使途

しと

purpose for which money is spent

使用済み

しようずみ

used (ticket, stamp, etc.)

使用料

しようりょう

use fee

使用者

しようしゃ

employer

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

このはさみを使ってください。

Please use these scissors.

私は毎日この辞書を使う。

I use this dictionary every day.

彼は部下を使って資料を集めた。

He had his subordinates gather the documents.

社長は彼を大阪へ使った。

The president sent him to Osaka on a mission.

彼は使いとして都へ向かった。

He headed to the capital as a messenger.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.