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Kanji Information Sheet for 使 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: official person uses servant
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #219 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #219 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 使う [つかう]
(v5u) to use; to handle; to manipulate; to employ; to need; to want; to spend; to consume; to speak (English); to practise (fencing); to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 大使館 [たいしかん]
(n) embassy [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 使用 [しよう]
(n,vs) use; application; employment; utilization [K] [D] [Jisho] - 大使 [たいし]
(n) ambassador [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 使命 [しめい]
(n) mission; errand; message [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使用人 [しようにん]
(n) employee; servant [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使い [つかい]
(n,vs) errand; message; messenger; bearer; use; usage; trainer; tamer; mission; familiar spirit; going as envoy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使い道 [つかいみち]
(n) use [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 使い分け [つかいわけ]
(n) proper use; using (different things) for different purposes [K] [D] [Jisho] - 特使 [とくし]
(n) special envoy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使い方 [つかいかた]
(n) way to use something; treatment; management (of help) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使わす [つかわす]
(v5s) to send; to dispatch [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使者 [ししゃ]
(n) messenger; envoy; emissary [K] [D] [Jisho] - 公使 [こうし]
(n) minister (of legation) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使節 [しせつ]
(n) envoy; embassy; mission; delegate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使徒 [しと]
(n) apostle; disciple [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使途 [しと]
(n) purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使用済み [しようずみ]
second-hand; no longer used [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使用者 [しようしゃ]
(n) (1) user; consumer; (2) employer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使用料 [しようりょう]
(n) rent; hire [K] [D] [Jisho] - 駆使 [くし]
(n) order around; use freely [K] [D] [Jisho] - 実力行使 [じつりょくこうし]
use of force [K] [D] [Jisho] - 天使 [てんし]
(n) angel [K] [D] [Jisho] - 遣唐使 [けんとうし]
(n) envoy (to T'ang China) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 労使 [ろうし]
(n) labour and management [K] [D] [Jisho] - 酷使 [こくし]
(n) exploitation; overuse; abuse [K] [D] [Jisho] - 行使 [こうし]
(n) use; exercise [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使い捨て [つかいすて]
(n) throwaway; disposable [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.