遣 Kanji – dispatch
The Japanese kanji 遣 can mean dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake.
Meaning and Readings
How is 遣 read?
遣 has the onyomi reading ケン and the kunyomi readings つかう, -つかい, -づかい, つかわす, やる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ken, tsukau, tsukai, zukai, tsukawasu, yaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 遣
These common Japanese words contain 遣. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 遣る（やる） — to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study
- 仮名遣い（かなづかい） — kana orthography, syllabary spelling
- 気遣い（きづかい） — consideration, concern, fear, worry, solicitude
- 遣唐使（けんとうし） — envoy to Tang China
- 言葉遣い（ことばづかい） — speech, expression, wording, language
- 小遣い（こづかい） — pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance
- 心遣い（こころづかい） — consideration (for), thoughtfulness, solicitude, care, watchfulness, concern, sympathy
- 先遣（せんけん） — sending ahead
- 派遣（はけん） — dispatch, despatch, deployment
- 無駄遣い（むだづかい） — waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away