使 Kanji – use
The Japanese kanji 使 can mean use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause.
Meaning and Readings
How is 使 read?
使 has the onyomi reading シ and the kunyomi readings つかう, つかい, -つかい, -づかい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shi, tsukau, tsukai, zukai.
Common Japanese Words Using 使
These common Japanese words contain 使. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お使い（おつかい） — errand, mission, going on an errand
- 駆使（くし） — using freely, making full use of, having a good command of
- 遣唐使（けんとうし） — envoy to Tang China
- 公使（こうし） — envoy, diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires), minister (of legation)
- 行使（こうし） — use, exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
- 酷使（こくし） — exploitation, overuse, abuse
- 使い（つかい） — errand, mission, going on an errand
- 使い道（つかいみち） — purpose, utility, objective
- 使い分け（つかいわけ） — proper use, using (different things) for different purposes
- 使い方（つかいかた） — way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use