Use

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

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

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 useN5

使用しよう use,application,employment,utilizationN3

使命しめい mission;errand;messageN1

使 is rank 126 of 2,608 in published Japanese.