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 使い捨て, 使う, 使い, 遣唐使.

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

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 190 entries that include this kanji.

使い捨て

つかいすて

throwaway

使う

つかう

to use (language)

使い

つかい

familiar spirit

遣唐使

けんとうし

envoy to Tang China

使い方

つかいかた

way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.)

やって来る

やってくる

to arrive at the present

やり過ごす

やりすごす

to do too much

やり繰り

やりくり

making do

やり取り

やりとり

giving and taking

やり切れない

やりきれない

unable to finish (on time, etc.)

やり直し

やりなおし

redoing

やり直す

やりなおす

to do over again

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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.