EntryCommonWaniKani 54
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    exploitation; overuse; abuse

    酷使されている不法外国人労働者は制度の隙間にこぼれ落ちてしまうことが多いのです。
    Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

Kun
ひど.い
On
コク
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1596 of 2500
Radical
wine
WaniKani
Level 54

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-7-7SKIP code
7e7.1The Kanji Dictionary
1466.1Four corner code
3277deroo
9177Unicode hex code
1-25-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4788Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6176New Nelson (John Haig)
1562New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1967Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1048Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1414Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1431Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1539Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1702A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1591Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39870PMorohashi
1273A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1711Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1828Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1837Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1735Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1596Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1796Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1443Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku4Pinyin reading
hogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
54WaniKani level
使
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

Kun
つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
219 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.2The Kanji Dictionary
2520.6Four corner code
2166deroo
4f7fUnicode hex code
1-27-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
432Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196New Nelson (John Haig)
90New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
68Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
72Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
990Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1065Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
226A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
556Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
210Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
573Morohashi
287A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
331Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
331Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224sakade
117Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
303henshall3
298Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
239crowley
199Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
89Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
999Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3, shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level