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お使い (おつかい) — errand | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

お使い

おつかい

nounpolite 丁寧語

Meanings

1errand
2mission
3going on an errand
4messenger
5bearer
6errand boy
7familiar spirit

Example sentence

今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。

Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

使Use, Send On A Mission, Order8 strokes

More words with 使

使命しめい · missionN1 使用しよう · use (same as 使うこと (つかうこと))N3 大使たいし · ambassadorN3 大使館たいしかん · embassyN5 使い道つかいみち ·

Full entry on Jisho

use

N1

駆使くし · using freely

行使こうし · use

使用人しようにん · employeeN1

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