Moto 使: Use; Send On A Mission; OrderKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- つか(う)、つか(い)、-つか(い)、-づか(い)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 366 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 使用しようuse; application
- 大使たいしambassador
- 大使館たいしかんembassy
- 行使こうしuse; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
- 使途しとpurpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent
- 労使ろうしlabour and management; labor and management
- 特使とくしspecial envoy
- 使命しめいmission; errand
- 駆使くしusing freely; making full use of
- 使用済みしようずみused (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
- 使節しせつenvoy; ambassador
- 使用料しようりょうuse fee; rent
- 天使てんしangel
- 公使こうしenvoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires)
- 使用者しようしゃuser; consumer
- 使者ししゃmessenger; envoy
- 実力行使じつりょくこうしuse of force
- 使徒しとapostle; disciple
- 使用人しようにんemployee; servant
- 密使みっしsecret messenger
- 遣唐使けんとうしenvoy to Tang China
- 酷使こくしexploitation; overuse
- ソフトウェア使用契約ソフトウェアしようけいやくsoftware license agreement
- ソフトウェア使用許諾契約ソフトウェアしようきょだくけいやくsoftware product license
- 上使じょうしshogun's envoy; emissary
- 不使用ふしようdisuse; not using
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 使うつかうto use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of
- 使い方つかいかたway to use something; treatment
- 使いつかいerrand; mission
- 使い捨てつかいすてthrowaway; disposable
- 使い道つかいみちpurpose; utility
- 使い分けつかいわけproper use; using (different things) for different purposes
- お使いおつかいerrand; mission
- 使いこなすつかいこなすto handle (men); to master (a tool)
- 使い分けるつかいわけるto use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
- 使い切るつかいきるto use up; to exhaust
- 使い慣れるつかいなれるto get accustomed to using
- 使い手つかいてuser; consumer
- 使い果たすつかいはたすto use up; to squander
- 使い物つかいものuseful thing; usable article
- 使い走りつかいはしりrunning errands (for someone else)
- 使い込むつかいこむto embezzle; to misappropriate
- 魔法使いまほうつかいmagician; wizard
- あごで人を使うあごでひとをつかうto set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around
- あごで使うあごでつかうto set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around
- おべっかを使うおべっかをつかうto suck up to; to curry up to someone
- おべっか使いおべっかつかいflatterer; toady
- かな使いかなづかいkana orthography; syllabary spelling
- こき使うこきつかうto work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
- み使いみつかいangel
- むだ使いむだづかいwaste (of money, time, etc.); squandering
- ものは使いようものはつかいようthings depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way
- バカとハサミは使いようバカとハサミはつかいようeverything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job
- ワンデー使い捨てコンタクトレンズワンデーつかいすてコンタクトレンズdaily disposable contact lenses
- 上目使いうわめづかいupturned eyes
Other readings
- 召使めしつかいservant; menial
- お使おつかいerrand; mission
- ばかとはさみは使いようバカとハサミはつかいようeverything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job
- アゴで使うあごでつかうto set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around
- バカとはさみは使いようバカとハサミはつかいようeverything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job
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