Keyword
use (something intangible)
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1910
Readings
づか
(53%)
つか
(21%)
けん
(16%)
や
(7%)
Composed of
in
one
guy with a beer belly
road
Used in kanji (2 in total)
javelin
reproach
Used in vocabulary (254 in total)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
speech; expression; wording; language
breathing; respiration
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to look towards
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers
temporary employee placement
temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker
way (of doing); manner; method; means
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
Self-Defense Force mission; Self-Defense Force dispatch
expeditionary force
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
envoy to Tang China
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
overseas dispatch (e.g. of the Japan Self-Defense Forces)
advance troops; vanguard
temporary labor; dispatch work
sending ahead
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
way (of doing); manner; method
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
watering (plants)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
detachment; contingent (of troops)
dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy); sending to Europe
extravagant; wasteful of money
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
delegation; contingent
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
snake charmer
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
downsizing by laying off part-time and temporary workers
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
contingent; detachment
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
temporary personnel business; temporary personnel agency; temporary help business
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to leave undone
Japan's envoy to Sui dynasty China
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
speech; expression; wording; language
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
detachment; detail
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to gaze out at; to look out over
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
to send off; to dispatch
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
to live; to make a living; to get on with
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
ship used in Japanese missions to Ming dynasty China
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
forcibly; by force; against one's will
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
to send for (doctor, etc.)
thoughtfulness; diversion; recreation
double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
temporary staff; loaned staff (e.g. from a parent or related organization)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
foot puppeteer (bunraku)
dispatching to the United States (e.g. an envoy); sending to the United States
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving; well-timed shower (which prevents a guest from leaving)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
earning pocket money; side job
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
redoing; doing over again
stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
dispatch; despatch; sending
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
to use up; to squander
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
feeding (animals); provisioning
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
present; gift
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to send a person on an errand
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to botch; to bungle; to fail; to drive badly (e.g. a car)
to send off; to dispatch
(way of) spending money
to give; to do (something) for
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
to send off; to dispatch
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
to leave unfinished; to abandon
reporter posted to another location (city, country, etc.); reporter on assignment
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
to send word
to use and then throw away
unfinished; incomplete
to use up; to squander
to send word
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
Japanese mission to Ming dynasty China
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
unfinished; in progress
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
driving away melancholy
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
three-person operation of a puppet (bunraku)
earning pocket money; side job
to manage (to do successfully); to get through
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to botch; to bungle; to fail; to drive badly (e.g. a car)
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
left puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the left arm
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
redoing; doing over again
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
throwaway; disposable; single-use
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
present; gift
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
feeding (animals); provisioning
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
to suffer damage; to be deceived
temporary employee placement
temporary employee placement
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
embezzlement; misappropriation
embezzlement; misappropriation
omoiyari yosan; appreciation payment; financial support towards welfare benefits and allowances of US forces stationed in Japan
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck
Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to leave unfinished; to abandon
overdoing (something); doing too much; going too far; overkill
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
to send off; to dispatch
to manage (to do successfully); to get through
way of doing something
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
all take and no give; rip-off
failure; miss; slipup; blunder; bungle
failure; miss; slipup; blunder; bungle
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
all take and no give; rip-off
beginning; outset; start; bowsprit
to be worried about; to be concerned about
to be usable; to be serviceable; to be useful
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
dispatched abroad; despatched abroad
puppeteer for the head
things left undone
device to repel mosquitoes by fumigation
to send afar; to leave alone; to abandon without care
mistake; error; blunder; failure
driving out evil spirits (on New Year's eve)
jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)
jion kanazukai (historical kana style for kanji on-yomi)
kana orthography (esp. historical) of native Japanese words
kana orthography (esp. historical) of native Japanese words
special kana usage rules of the Nara period
special kana usage rules of the Nara period
I want to send a (love) letter but I cannot write
priority zone (area where users should show consideration to the elderly, disabled, etc.)
to reach orgasm; to climax; to come
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
needn't be done; as well not to do; shouldn't have been done
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
Examples (32 in total)
Thank you for your concern about my mother and father.
We are anxious about our daughter's health.
He was sent on a special mission to Europe.