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使
Meanings
Use, Send On A Mission, Order, Messenger, Envoy, Ambassador, Cause
Radicals
人
Decomposition
⿰亻吏
Etymology
Ideographic: A person 亻 working for the government 吏
Writing Practice
Stroke
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Stroke Order
1
diagonal
top-right-to-bottom-left
2
vertical
top-to-bottom
3
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
4
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
5
corner
bottom-right-to-top-left
6
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
7
diagonal
top-to-bottom
8
diagonal
bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
シ
shi
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
つか
tsuka
Words Using This Kanji
304 words total
つか
(1 words)
Other
(303 words)
使
し
messenger
使い
つかい
errand
使む
しむ
auxiliary verb indicating the causative voice
使いで
つかいで
lasting quality
使える
つかえる
to be usable
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