使
 

noun

  1. errand, mission, going as envoy.
  2. messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl.
  3. familiar spirit.

noun used as a suffix, noun used as a prefix

Often read as づかい when used as a suffix.
  1. use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, charmer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
使
 
使い つかい
 
遣い つかい

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)