EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

    ニクソンはウォーターゲート事件に関し、黙秘権を行使して無視しようとしたが、結局明るみにでた。
    Nixon tried to stonewall through Watergate by ignoring it, but it didn't work.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

Kun
い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう
On
コウギョウアン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
20 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

いくなみなめみちゆきゆく

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
2122.1Four corner code
2053deroo
884cUnicode hex code
1-25-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5419New Nelson (John Haig)
212New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
246Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
157Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
187Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
873Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
938Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
245Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
24Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34029Morohashi
118A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
68Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73sakade
82Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
131henshall3
123Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
18crowley
58Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1613Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
882Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing2, hang2, hang4, xing4Pinyin reading
haeng, hangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani 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