使 シ, つか.う, つか.い, -つか.い, -づか.い
use

This kanji has 8 strokes: 2 in the "person" radical (ひと) and 6 other strokes.

Sample compounds (38) :

  1. 使
    つかい
    (vs) errand, message, messenger, bearer, use, usage, trainer, tamer, mission, familiar spirit, going as envoy
  2. 使
    みつかい
    angel
  3. 使える
    つかえる
    to be useful, to be serviceable
  4. 使いこなす
    つかいこなす
    to handle (men), to master (a tool), to acquire a command of (a language)
  5. 使
    てんのつかい
    angel
  6. しに使
    だしにつかう
    (vt) (id) to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse for doing something
  7. 使
    ひとづかい
    handling one's workmen
  8. 使
    しめい
    mission, errand, message
  9. 使
    つかいさき
    the place where one is sent on an errand
  10. 使
    つかいわけ
    proper use
  11. 使
    ぐんし
    truce bearer
  12. 使
    めしつかい
    servant, menial
  13. 使
    べっし
    special messenger, another messenger
  14. 使
    ふくし
    vice-envoy, deputy delegate
  15. 使
    かりのつかい
    a letter
  16. 使
    つかいどころ
    use
  17. 使くす
    つかいつくす
    to use up, to squander
  18. 使
    しえき
    (vs) employing, using, setting to work, enslavement
  19. 使
    しと
    apostle, disciple
  20. 使れる
    つかいなれる
    to get accustomed to using
  21. 使
    つかいて
    user, consumer, employer, prodigal, spendthrift, (fencing) master
  22. 使
    つかいすて
    throwaway, disposable
  23. 使
    つかいやすい
    (uk) easy to use
  24. 使
    つかいよう
    how to use
  25. 使
    つかいあるき
    running errands
  26. 使
    つかいのこし
    remnant, remainder, odds and ends, leavings
  27. 使
    とくし
    special envoy
  28. 使
    しよう
    (vs) use, application, employment, utilization
  29. 使
    つかいりょう
    use
  30. 使
    ししゃ
    messenger, envoy, emissary
  31. 使
    しへい
    exchange of diplomatic representatives
  32. 使
    ししん
    envoy
  33. 使
    はしりづかい
    errand runner
  34. 使
    つかいこむ
    to embezzle, to misappropriate, to peculate, to accustom oneself to using, to use for a long time
  35. 使ぎる
    つかいすぎる
    to use excessively, to use too much, to spend too much, to overwork someone
  36. 使
    つかいみち
    use
  37. 使
    こくし
    abuse
  38. 使
    いし
    (vs) having a person under one's control
Kanji Character : 使
Kuten Encoding : 2740
SJIS Encoding : 3b48
Unicode Encoding : 4f7f
Old Nelson Index : 432
Radical Number : 9
Frequency Ranking : 226
Gakken Index : 226
Grade Level : 3
Halpern Index : 90
Heisig Index : 990
Henshall Index : 287
New Nelson Index : 196
O'Neil Index : 556
Stroke Count : 8
Spahn & Hadamitzky Kanji Dictionary Index : 2a6.2
Spahn & Hadamitzky Radical Strokes : 2
Spahn & Hadamitzky Other Strokes : 6
Spahn & Hadamitzky Character ID : a
Spahn & Hadamitzky kanji Number : 2
Spahn & Hadamitzky Kanji & Kana Index : 331
SKIP Code : 1-2-6
De Roo Code : 2166
Four Corner Code : 2520.6
Korean reading : sa
Pinyin reading : shi4
Morohashi Index String : 573
Morohashi Volume and Page String : 1.0736
Morohashi Index Number : 573
Morohashi Page : 736
Morohashi Volume : 1
Dictionary Codes
  1. R2166
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