使 means 'use'

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Strokes : 8 Frequency: 180 JLPT: N4 Usefulness: 2 Study set: 2-5 Grade: 3 Intermediate lesson: 10 Beginner lesson: - Begins 135 words Used in 285 words Used in 63 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

シ

Kun

つかう to use

Additional readings

Kun つかい -つかい -づかい

Components

⿰ 亻 (人) man 吏 official

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See also

便 convenience; tidings

Mastery

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 使 is used 12 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 使 is used 278 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

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シ : 166 words FIND ALL

しよう

使用

noun, 'suru' verb

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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つかう : 94 words FIND ALL

つか

使

う

'u' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use

2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate (see also: 人使い)

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つかう (read as づか) : 18 words FIND ALL

おもづか

主使

い

noun

chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm (see also: 三人遣い)

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An additional 便 less common words include 使 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 303 (originally: 287) Joy o' Kanji : 287 Key to Kanji: 405