Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “子供の使い”

子供の使い

こどものつかい

useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand

Example sentence

What are you, just an errand boy? Start thinking for yourself and give me something serious to work with.

Kanji details

子

・child

・sign of the rat

・11pm-1am

・first sign of chinese zodiac

供

・submit

・offer

・present

・serve (meal)

・accompany

使

・use

・send on a mission

・order

・messenger

・envoy

・ambassador

・cause