つか
Meanings
Noun
1. errand; mission; going as envoy
2. messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl
3. familiar spirit
Noun
Suffix
4. use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer
often read as づかい when used as a suffix
Kanji used
use (something intangible)
Pitch accent
かい
かい
Top 17900
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
snake charmer
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
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 use up; to exhaust; to wear out
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to use up; to squander
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to use up; to squander
to use and then throw away
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
puppeteer for the head
Examples (2 in total)
University is a waste of time.
Helping others is never a waste of time.