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Meaning of 使 in Japanese
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使
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Kana Readingし
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Romajishi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- messenger
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- Parts of speech
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- police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
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- Parts of speech
- Buddhist term
- Meaning
- klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
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Kanji in this word
使
JLPT 4
8 strokes
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
On'Yomi: シ
Kun'Yomi: つか.う, つか.い, -つか.い, -づか.い