し
使

noun

  1. messenger.
  2. police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods). Abbreviation.
  3. Buddhist term.klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
使
 使 し

Contained Kanji Breakdown

use, send on a mission, order
つか.う　シ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
officer, an official
リ　さと　し (8th, N1)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ　たけ　とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)