Vocab Info
N2 Noun
使い
errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, charmer
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Word Type
Noun
単語の書類
名詞
Examples
母の使いで買い物へ行く。
I'm going shopping for my mother's errands.
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隣の国王の使いが手紙を渡しに来ました。
The messenger from the neighboring king came to deliver a letter.
- N2
狐は農耕の神様である稲荷神の使いとされています。
The fox is considered to be a messenger of the Inari God, the deity of agriculture.
- N2
突然他国からの使いが現れたので、私たちは警戒心を高めています。
An envoy from another country suddenly appeared, so we are increasing our vigilance.
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親にスーパーへの使いに加えて掃除も頼まれたので今日は大忙しだ。
I'm very busy today because in addition to being asked by my parents to go to the supermarket for their errands, I was also asked to clean.
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