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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:
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”.
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 使う | つかう | to use |
| Inter | 使用 | しよう | use |
| Inter | 使い | つかい | errand |
| Inter | 大使 | たいし | ambassador |
| Inter | 行使 | こうし | exert |
| Inter | 使命 | しめい | mission |
| Adv | 駆使 | くし | full use |
| Adv | 使者 | ししゃ | messenger |
| Adv | 天使 | てんし | angel |
| Adv | 使い分ける | つかいわける | to use properly |
| H_Adv | 労使 | ろうし | labor and management |
| H_Adv | 公使 | こうし | minister |
| H_Adv | 使い捨て | つかいすて | disposable |
| H_Adv | 使い道 | つかいみち | the way to use |
| H_Adv | 使い物 | つかいもの | can be used |
| S_Adv | 酷使 | こくし | overuse |
| S_Adv | 使徒 | しと | apostle |
| S_Adv | 使役 | しえき | causative |
| S_Adv | 使途 | しと | the way to use |
| S_Adv | 使い込む | つかいこむ | to embezzle |
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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!👍🏻