Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    setting (someone) to work; employment; using

    実は、「have 目的語 done」は使役じゃない場合が多い。
    Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.
  2. Noun

    causative

    Grammar

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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

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

On
ヤクエキ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
315 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

ちゃく

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3i4.2The Kanji Dictionary
2724.7Four corner code
2068deroo
5f79Unicode hex code
1-44-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1598Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1726New Nelson (John Haig)
244New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
217Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
884Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
949Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
315A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
368Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
171Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10057Morohashi
397A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
375Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
376Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
324sakade
519Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
419henshall3
290Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
266crowley
609Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
620Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
893Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
yeogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level