| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 573 | Morohashi |
| 90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f7f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
315 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 役 【ヤク】 role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service, position (of responsibility), post, office, part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character, scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
- 役員 【ヤクイン】 director, executive, officer, official, person in charge
- 悪役 【アクヤク】 villain, baddie, the villain's part
- 大役 【タイヤク】 important task, important role, great duty, important mission, major part (in a film, play, etc.), leading role, high-scoring combination
- 役 【エキ】 war, campaign, battle, unpaid work (ritsuryō system), forced labor
- 役務 【エキム】 labor, labour, service
- 荷役 【ニエキ】 handling cargo, loading and unloading
- 就役 【シュウエキ】 being placed on duty, going into commission (of a warship, freighter, etc.), being placed in commission
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちゃく
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- oficio
- deber
- servicio
- papel
- (guerra)
Portuguese
- dever
- guerra
- campanha
- esboço
- escritório
- serviço
- papel
French
- rôle
- fonctions
- guerre
- campagne
- corvée
- poste
- service
| 324 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 419 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 315 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 171 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 519 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 368 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 375 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 376 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 609 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10057 | Morohashi |
| 244 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1726 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 884 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 949 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 266 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 290 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2068 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f79 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
1326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 犬猿の仲 【ケンエンノナカ】 like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys
- 犬猿 【ケンエン】 cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship), dogs and monkeys
- 柴犬 【シバイヌ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
- ポメラニア犬 【ポメラニアケン】 Pomeranian (dog)
Kun reading compounds
- 犬 【いぬ】 dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris), squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy, loser, asshole, counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
- 犬合わせ 【いぬあわせ】 dog fighting, dog fight
- 野良犬 【のらいぬ】 stray dog
- 柴犬 【しばいぬ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- perro
Portuguese
- Cão
French
- chien
| 66 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 73 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 17 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1295 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2868 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 578 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 216 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 107 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 280 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 319 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1295 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 243 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20234 | Morohashi |
| 3464 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 253 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 29 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4303.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 72ac | Unicode hex code |