使
- On
- し
- Kun
- つか.う;つか.い;-つか.い;-づか.い
- Stroke count
- 8
・use
・send on a mission
・order
・messenger
・envoy
・ambassador
・cause
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “使う”
使う
つかう
to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
Example sentence
It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
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