使 meaning'use'
 onyomiシ
 kunyomiつか.う, つか.い, -つか.い, -づか.い
termpronunciationEnglish
使つか・うto use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of
使いこなつかいこなすto use sth efficiently, to manage (people)
使うつかうto use
大使たいしambassador
天使てんしan angel
使い捨てつかいすてのdisposable, throwaway, single-use
使い方つかいかたhow to use (handle, treat), management
使用しようuse, employment
大使館たいしかんan embassy
使わすつかわすto send, to dispatch, to despatch
使命しめいmission, errand, message
使用済みしようずみalready finished being used, second-hand, no longer used
使節しせつenvoy, embassy, mission, delegate
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
召使めしつかいservant, menial
大使公邸たいしこうていambassador's residence
特使とくしspecial envoy
行使こうしuse, exercise
遣唐使けんとうしenvoy (to T'ang China)
駆使くしorder around, use freely
魔法使いまほうつかいmagician, wizard, sorcerer, witch
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