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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

使

Use, Send On A Mission JLPT N4

8 strokes · school grade 3 · frequency rank #219

Meaning

Use, Send On A Mission, Order, Messenger, Envoy, Ambassador, Cause

Readings

On’yomiシ shi
Kun’yomiつか.う tsukau、つか.い tsukai、-つか.い tsukai、-づか.い zukai

Radical

亻 — human (Kangxi radical #9)

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