Word Meaning 頤で人を使う

あごでひとをつかう ago de hito o tsukau

頤で人を使う is read as あごでひとをつかう (ago de hito o tsukau) and means to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion.

Meaning

English

to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion
to push someone around

Reading

Kana

あごでひとをつかう

Romaji

ago de hito o tsukau

Writing Variants

あごで人を使う あごでひとをつかう agodehito o tsukau

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 145171 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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bossing someone around

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しようにん

employee

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こじんしよう

personal use

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handling one's workmen

人使いが荒い

ひとづかいがあらい

working one's employees hard

使う

つかう

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べんとうをつかう

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仮病を使う

けびょうをつかう

to feign illness

有効に使う

ゆうこうにつかう

to make good use of

術を使う

じゅつをつかう

to practice magic

汚い手を使う

きたないてをつかう

to play a dirty trick

扱使う

こきつかう

to work (someone) hard