What does kanji 遣 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 遣 is dispatch.

How is kanji 遣 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 遣 are つか.う, -つか.い, -づか.い, つか.わす, や.る; the onyomi readings are ケン.

What is the main radical of kanji 遣?

The main radical for kanji 遣 is 辵.

What words use kanji 遣?

Example words that use kanji 遣 include 遣う, 遣い, 遣唐使, 遣い方.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

遣

Meaning

Kanji 遣

dispatch

dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つか.う-つか.い-づか.いつか.わすや.る
Onyomi 音読み: ケン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #664
Strokes: 13
Radical: 辵
Components: 一 • ｜ • 込 • 口
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 189 entries that include this kanji.

遣う

つかう

to use (language)

遣い

つかい

familiar spirit

遣唐使

けんとうし

envoy to Tang China

遣い方

つかいかた

way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.)

遣って来る

やってくる

to arrive at the present

遣りなおす

やりなおす

to do over again

遣り繰り

やりくり

making do

遣り取り

やりとり

giving and taking

遣り切れない

やりきれない

unable to finish (on time, etc.)

遣り直し

やりなおし

redoing

遣り方

やりかた

way (of doing)

遣っつける

やっつける

to beat

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は東京に部下を遣した。

He dispatched his subordinate to Tokyo.

王は使者を隣国へ遣した。

The king sent a messenger to the neighboring country.

母は私に仕送りを遣してくれた。

My mother sent me living expenses.

会社は技術者を現地に派遣した。

The company dispatched engineers to the site.

彼は被災地に医師を派遣した。

He dispatched doctors to the disaster area.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 4 related entries

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

遣いの武士 Samurai Envoy