Keyword
use (something intangible)
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1910
Readings
づか
(52%)
つか
(20%)
けん
(16%)
(6%)
ずか
(2%)
Composed of
in
one
guy with a beer belly
road
Used in kanji (2 in total)
javelin
reproach
Used in vocabulary (235 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 pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
speech; expression; wording; language
breathing; respiration
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to look towards
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
(way of) spending money
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
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
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
way (of doing); manner; method; means
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
expeditionary force
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
temporary employee placement
fingering (of a musical instrument)
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
envoy to Tang China
advance troops; vanguard
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
sending ahead
way (of doing); method
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
watering (plants)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
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)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
extravagant; wasteful of money
being worth doing
snake charmer
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy); sending to Europe
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to leave undone
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
Japan's envoy to Sui dynasty China
Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
temporary personnel business; temporary personnel agency; temporary help business
detachment; detail
contingent; detachment
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
to send off; to dispatch
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
ship used in Japanese missions to Ming-dynasty China
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
Self-Defense Force mission; Self-Defense Force dispatch
delegation; contingent
forcibly; against one's will
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker
dispatch; despatch; sending
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
to send for (doctor, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
foot puppeteer (bunraku)
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
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to gaze out at; to look out over
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving; well-timed shower (which prevents a guest from leaving)
stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
temporary labor; dispatch work
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
dispatching to the United States (e.g. an envoy); sending to the United States
feeding (animals); provisioning
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to worry about the future
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to use up; to squander
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
to give; to do (something) for
(way of) spending money
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
thoughtfulness; diversion; recreation
stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
to use and then throw away
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to botch; to bungle; to fail; to drive badly (e.g. a car)
to send word
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
to send word
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
to use up; to squander
to send a person on an errand
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
unfinished; incomplete
reporter posted to another location (city, country, etc.); reporter on assignment
temporary staff; loaned staff (e.g. from a parent or related organization)
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to send off; to dispatch
to botch; to bungle; to fail; to drive badly (e.g. a car)
three-person operation of a puppet (bunraku)
Japanese mission to Ming-dynasty China
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
to manage (to do successfully); to get through
chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm
to send off; to dispatch
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
driving away melancholy
left puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the left arm
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
unfinished; in progress
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
capable of anything; liable to do
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
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
feeding (animals); provisioning
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to suffer damage; to be deceived
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
temporary employee placement
temporary employee placement
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
overdoing (something); doing too much; going too far; overkill
breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck
to send off; to dispatch
to leave unfinished; to abandon
to leave unfinished; to abandon
to manage (to do successfully); to get through
way of doing something
omoiyari yosan; appreciation payment; financial support towards welfare benefits and allowances of U.S. forces stationed in Japan
failure; miss; slipup; blunder; bungle
failure; miss; slipup; blunder; bungle
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
all take and no give; rip-off
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
to be worried about; to be concerned about
all take and no give; rip-off
beginning; outset; start; bowsprit
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
to be usable; to be serviceable; to be useful
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
I want to send a (love) letter but I cannot write
needn't be done; as well not to do; shouldn't have been done
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
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.