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Kanji: 使
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KANJI

使

8 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	つかう
	つかい

ON 音

シ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	人(亻) Radical name: ひと（にんべん）
Meaning:	Use
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	大使館(たいしかん)	embassy
N5	使(つか)う	to use
N3	使用(しよう)	use, application, employment, utilization
N3	大使(たいし)	ambassador
N1	お使(つか)い	errand
N1	使命(しめい)	mission, errand, message
N1	使用人(しようにん)	employee, servant
N1	使(つか)い道(みち)	use

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