Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
spear, lance, javelin
Kun:
やり
On:
ソウショウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2261 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 槍騎兵 【ソウキヘイ】 lancer
  • 槍術 【ソウジュツ】 spearmanship
  • 聖槍 【セイソウ】 holy lance, sacred spear
  • 弓馬刀槍 【キュウバトウソウ】 archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship, martial arts in general

Kun reading compounds

  • 槍 【やり】 spear, lance, javelin, lance, jeering
  • 槍烏賊 【やりいか】 spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
  • 長槍 【ながやり】 long spear, pike
  • 毛槍 【けやり】 keyari, long, feathered ornamental spear carried at the head of a daimyo's procession

Readings

Japanese names:
うつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiang1
Korean:
chang, jaeng

Spanish

  • lanza
  • lanceta
  • arpón
  • jabalina

Portuguese

French

2342 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2100 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1329 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
966 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15319 Morohashi
2822 New Nelson (John Haig)
2516 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2576 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a10.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-10 SKIP code
4896.7 Four corner code
1-33-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
69cd Unicode hex code

使

8 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
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

Speed

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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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi3, shi4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • usar
  • manejar
  • emplear

Portuguese

  • Uso
  • usar

French

  • utiliser
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)
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