Jiten

使 Kanji meaning "use, send on a mission, order"

Jiten frequency #90JLPT N4Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 9RTKKLC Volume 5TMW Student8 strokes

Meanings

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

On'yomi

シ

Kun'yomi

つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い

Composed of

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

使(し)用(よう)use#2157天(てん)使(し)angel#3545使(し)命(めい)mission#4034駆(く)使(し)using freely#8181行(こう)使(し)use#9649使(し)用(よう)人(にん)employee#10000使(し)者(しゃ)messenger#10137使(し)命(めい)感(かん)sense of duty#14975酷(こく)使(し)exploitation#16931使(し)役(えき)setting (someone) to work#17961

Most common words using this kanji

使(つか)うto use (a tool, method, etc.)#145使(つか)えるto be usable#736使(し)用(よう)use#2157使(つか)い方(かた)way of using (something)#2955天(てん)使(し)angel#3545使(し)命(めい)mission#4034使(つか)いerrand#4173気(き)を使(つか)うto worry (about)#6450使(つか)いこなすto handle (men)#7216駆(く)使(し)using freely#8181魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)いmagician#8550使(つか)い道(みち)purpose#8837お使(つか)いerrand#9216行(こう)使(し)use#9649使(し)用(よう)人(にん)employee#10000こき使(つか)うto work (someone) hard#10084使(し)者(しゃ)messenger#10137使(つか)い切(き)るto use up#10439使(つか)い手(て)user#10678使(つか)い果(は)たすto use up#11410