Jisho

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使

8 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 ノ 化 口
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Kun:
つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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

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

尽

6 strokes
Radical:
corpse 尸
Parts:
丶 尸
Variants:
盡
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
Kun:
つ.きる、 つ.くす、 つ.かす、 -づ.く、 -ず.く、 ことごと.く
On:
ジン、 サン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 尽 【ジン】 last day (of the month)
  • 尽力 【ジンリョク】 efforts, exertion, endeavour, assistance, services
  • 理不尽 【リフジン】 unreasonable, irrational, outrageous, absurd
  • 縦横無尽 【ジュウオウムジン】 freely, right and left, as one pleases

Kun reading compounds

  • 尽きる 【つきる】 to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
  • 尽くす 【つくす】 to use up, to exhaust, to run out of, to devote oneself (to), to do one's utmost (for), to serve, to work (for a cause), to do to exhaustion, to do completely, to do fully
  • 尽かす 【つかす】 to use completely, to use up, to exhaust, to exhaust someone's civility, to give up (on someone)
  • 悉く 【ことごとく】 altogether, entirely

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jin3, jin4
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • agotar
  • acabar
  • gastar
  • cumplir
  • esforzarse

Portuguese

  • acabar
  • exaurir
  • terminar
  • faz amizade com
  • servir (alguem)

French

  • épuiser
  • arriver au bout
  • être à court de
  • être dégoûté
  • prendre en amitié
  • servir
1447 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1603 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1380 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1530 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1229 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
290 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1726 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1844 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1726 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
523 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3786 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2624 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1080 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7642 Morohashi
3050 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1408 New Nelson (John Haig)
1071 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1152 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1072 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3740 2001 Kanji
3r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
3-4-2 SKIP code
7730.3 Four corner code
1-31-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c3d Unicode hex code