漢字道KANJIDO

使 8 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 38 strokesRadical
On
Kun
つか(う)
Meaning
to use; messenger

Origin

ORIGIN

亻 (person) + 吏 (official) — telling a person to do a job: to use, to employ.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

使役・使者・駆使
つかう使う・使い

Compare: 遣う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 使用しよう

    use

  • 大使たいし

    ambassador

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

はさみを 使って 紙を きる。

I cut the paper using scissors.

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