Word Meaning 使役

しえき shieki

使役 is read as しえき (shieki) and means causative.

Meaning

English

  1. causative
  2. setting (someone) to work
  3. employment
  4. using

Reading

Kana

しえき

Romaji

shieki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 71650 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

使役動物

しえきどうぶつ

working animal

使役形

しえきけい

causative form

使役動詞

しえきどうし

causative verb

使命

しめい

mission

使徒

しと

apostle

使用済み

しようずみ

used (ticket, stamp, etc.)

使途

しと

purpose for which money is spent

使い込む

つかいこむ

to accustom oneself to using

使い慣れる

つかいなれる

to get accustomed to using

使用方法

しようほうほう

how to use (something)

使い回し

つかいまわし

reuse

Example Sentences

1

Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.