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Kanji 使: meaning "use, employ", readings, stroke order

The kanji 使 means "use, employ". On'yomi: シ; kun'yomi: つかう. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
use, employ
On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
つかう
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 使

  • 使う つかう — To use
  • 大使館 たいしかん — embassy
  • 使用 しよう — use (same as 使うこと (つかうこと)), application, employment, utilization
  • 大使 たいし — ambassador
  • お使い おつかい — errand
  • 使用人 しようにん — employee, servant
  • 使い道 つかいみち — use
  • 使命 しめい — mission, errand, message

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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