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使
Meaning：
In Japanese，使 means “to use”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：つか
Onyomi：し
How to write it：
How to use it：
Kunyomi：
使（つか）う→to use
Onyomi：
使用（しよう）する→to use
Origin：
使＝人＋吏 。
人 means “people”，吏 looks like a cane，and it means “official”.
Officials will have other people do something for them, right?
So 使 stands for “to use”.
As you know the origin of this kanji，Now you can remember it easier.
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this kanji is very similar to koto, if you take a closer look. its like here the bottom hand evolved to be one stroke.
so i remember it as a person using a tool (the same tool that appears in koto)
That’s a great way to remember it!👍🏻