使
commonuse; send on a mission; order; messenger; envoy; ambassador; cause
Radical: 亻 (human). Strokes: 8画. Elements: ノ一⺅口. . Hangul: 사 [sa].
Jōyō Kanji 3rd Grade. JLPT N4.
Example compounds:
| シSHI | 酷使【こくしkokushi】exploitation; overuse; abuse 使徒【しとshito】apostle; disciple 密使【みっしmisshi】secret messenger |
| つかうtsukau | 使う【つかうtsukau】to use (a thing, method, etc.); to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to use (time, money, etc.); to use (language); to take (one's lunch) 金を使う【かねをつかうkanewotsukau】to spend money 召し使う【めしつかうmeshitsukau】to employ; to hire (a servant) |
| つかいtsukai | 使いこなす【つかいこなすtsukaikonasu】to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language) 使い慣れる【つかいなれるtsukainareru】to get accustomed to using |
Codepoints and classification codes:
Dictionary indices:
| 4f7f | – | Unicode |
| 27-40 | – | JIS X 0208 |
| 1-2-6 | – | SKIP |
| 2a6.2 | – | TKD |
| 2520.6 | – | Four Corner |
| 2166 | – | De Roo |
| 432 | – | Classic Nelson |
| 196 | – | The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson |
| 90 | – | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 68 | – | Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 990 | – | Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig |
| 226 | – | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken) |
| 556 | – | Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill |
| 210 | – | Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill |
| 573 | – | Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 1 p. 736 |
| 287 | – | A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall |
| 331 | – | Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky |
| 224 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade |
| 117 | – | Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki |
| 303 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall |
| 298 | – | Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask |
| 239 | – | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power by D. Crowley |
| 199 | – | Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono |
| 2.3 | – | Japanese for Busy People by the AJLT |
| 89 | – | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 999 | – | Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig |