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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7

使 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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On: シshi
Kun: つかうtsukau つかいtsukai づかいzukai つかわすtsukawasu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

使8 strokes

How to write 使: stroke order

使 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

使 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 使 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 使

The parts 使 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

亻 (人)
person
Radical
吏
official; clerk

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 7

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