- 1. [n] errand; mission; going on an errand
- 2. [n] messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl
- 3. [n] familiar spirit
- 4. [n-suf, n-pref] use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; handler; charmer — oft. read づかい when used as a suffix
Kanji in this word
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使
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, causeOn: シ (shi)Kun: つか.う (tsuka.u)、 つか.い (tsuka.i)、 -つか.い (-tsuka.i)、 -づか.い (-zuka.i)
Example Sentences
使いの途中道草をくうな。
Don't delay on this errand.
ひとことで言えば、彼はおべっか使いだ。
In a word, he is a flatterer.