使い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
使
つか Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

遣い

Etymology

Continuative form of 使う (tsukau, “to use”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) つかい [tsùkáí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠i]

Noun

使い (hiragana つかい, rōmaji tsukai, historical hiragana つかひ)

using; usage; use; utilization
a user (one who uses)
an envoy; a messenger
(folklore, fantasy) a charmer

Synonyms

(envoy): 使 (し)者 (しゃ) (shisha)

See also

(user): 使 (し)用 (よう)者 (しゃ) (shiyōsha), ユーザー (yūzā), 利 (り)用 (よう)者 (しゃ) (riyōsha)

Suffix

使い (hiragana つかい, rōmaji -tsukai, historical hiragana つかひ)

-er; -ist; -ator; -mancer (user; manipulator)

Derived terms

使 (つか)い魔 (ま) (tsukaima)
魔 (ま)法 (ほう)使 (つか)い (mahōtsukai)

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