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Grade 3JLPT N4

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

8 strokes · frequency rank #219

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つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い

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Common words

  1. つかうto use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use1
    • Don't use all the hot water.

    • "Can I use your dictionary?" "Yes, here you are."

    • It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.

  2. しようuse; application; employment; utilization2
    • Shake the bottle before using.

    • The fitting room is being used now.

    • The meeting room is in use now.

  3. たいしambassador3
    • The ambassador was recalled from Warsaw.

    • He was appointed ambassador to Britain.

    • He was accredited to the United States to represent Japan.

  4. こうしuse; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)4
    • Nixon tried to stonewall through Watergate by ignoring it, but it didn't work.

    • I exercise my rights.

    • I wish to exercise my right to remain silent.

  5. たいしかんembassy5
    • The embassy is located next to the Supreme Court.

    • Where is the Japanese Embassy?

    • He is a diplomat at the American Embassy.

  6. しとpurpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used6
  7. ろうしlabour and management; labor and management7
    • The talk between labor and management yielded no definite results.

    • The strike had not been peaceful, however, and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. begged both sides to be patient and calm.

  8. とくしspecial envoy8
  9. しめいmission; errand9
    • They accomplished their mission.

    • He was given an important mission.

    • I am charged with an important mission.

  10. くしusing freely; making full use of; having a good command of10
    • He has a perfect command of English.

    • She is second to none in her command of French.

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