Vocab Info

N1 Noun

使(つか)errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      errand, mission, going on an errand

      Polite (teineigo) language,

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    2. Noun

      2.

      messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl

      Polite (teineigo) language
    3. Noun

      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】

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    Examples

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      息子(むすこ)(たまご)使(つか)(たの)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}

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      使(つか)(たの)まれたから八百屋(やおや)肉屋(にくや)()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}

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      スーパーに使(つか)()ったが、トマトを()うのを(わす)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}

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      家来(けらい):「隣国(りんごく)への国王(こくおう)使(つか)として(ぼく)任命(にんめい)して(くだ)さり、光栄(こうえい)(いた)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}

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      あの(くに)とはソリが()わないから、今回(こんかい)(かぎ)りにあの(くに)使(つか)()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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