The kanji 使: meaning, readings and stroke order

使

Meaning: use
On reading: シ shi
Kun reading: つか（う） tsukau
Strokes: 8
Radical: 人 man, human
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: dùng (sử)
Japanese: つかう。
Korean: 쓰다, 사용하다 (사)
Chinese: 使用、用

Readings, words and example sentences

シ shi · on reading · less common

大たい使し
ambassador
日本の 大たい使しが来ました。
The ambassador from Japan has come.

つか（う） tsukau · kun reading

使つかう
to use
新しいノートを 使つかいます。
I use a new notebook.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.