EntryCommonWaniKani 11
  1. Noun

    way of using (something); way to use; how to use; usage; use

    人類だけが火の使い方を知っている。
    Only man knows how to use fire.
  2. way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment; management

Also written 遣い方【つかいかた】

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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた、-かた、-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

から、な、なた、ふさ、まさ、みち、も、わ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level