EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

    彼はメキシコ駐在日本公使に任命された。
    He was appointed Japanese minister to Mexico.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

public, prince, official, governmental

Kun
おおやけ
On
コウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
118 of 2500
Radical
eight
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あきらきみきんたかただしともひろまさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-2SKIP code
2o2.2The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2, 8073.0Four corner code
2071deroo
516cUnicode hex code
1-24-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
579Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
372New Nelson (John Haig)
1974New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2468Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1249Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
784Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
847Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
122A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
156Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
219Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1452Morohashi
277A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
126Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210sakade
341Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
126henshall3
92Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
212crowley
323Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
152Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
792Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani 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