Vocab Info
N1 Noun
お使いerrand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
errand, mission, going on an errand
Polite (teineigo) language,See Also:
Noun
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl
Polite (teineigo) languageNoun
3.
familiar spirit
Polite (teineigo) language, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
All Forms
お使い 【おつかい】、お遣い 【おつかい】
Common・Uncommon
Details
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Anime Top 6,900
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息子に卵のお使いを頼みました。
I asked my son to run the errand of getting eggs. {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}
お使いを頼まれたから八百屋と肉屋に行かないと!
I was asked to run an errand, so I have to go to the greengrocer and butcher! {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}
スーパーにお使いへ行ったが、トマトを買うのを忘れてしまった。
I went on an errand to the supermarket, but I completely forgot to buy tomatoes. {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}
家来:「隣国への国王のお使いとして僕を任命して下さり、光栄の至りです。」
Servant: "It is the ultimate honor to be appointed as the king's envoy to the neighboring country." {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}
あの国とはソリが合わないから、今回を限りにあの国にお使いを出すのはやめよう。
Since we don't get along with that country, let's stop sending envoys there after this time. {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}
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