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Stroke Count
8 Strokes
Radical
人 + 6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. use
Readings
Kun'yomi: つか.う。(Jouyou Reading)
つか.い、づか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い。
On'yomi: シ。(Go-on, Kan-on Readings)

Japanese Meaning for 使

Dictionary Entry for 使

shi
noun
  1. messenger
  2. police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
  3. klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 使

Construction of Character for 使

Radicals and parts present in 使
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Part
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Origin and construction of 使
  1. 会意形声。「人」+音符「」。仕える人の意味(説文)。「吏」は竹筒(=文書)を持った人の姿、貴人に仕え、使役される人を意味する。

Kanji related to 使

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    便

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    沿

  • 調

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Meanings in Other Languages for 使

French
  1. utiliser
Portuguese
  1. Uso, usar
Spanish
  1. usar, manejar, emplear

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