# 使 — Use

Frequency rank 126 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 数 (Count), less common than 相 (Mutual).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: つか
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX

A cook stirs batter, cracks eggs, and scrapes a smoking pan with the same scarred wooden spoon.

In words:

- 使う つかう — to use
- 使用 しよう — use,application,employment,utilization
- 使命 しめい — mission;errand;message

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