遣
遣·dispatch, use
- On-yomi
- ケン
- Kun-yomi
- つか(う)つか(わす)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 派遣 | はけん | dispatch; temporary staffing |
| 気遣い | きづかい | consideration, thoughtfulness |
| 小遣い | こづかい | pocket money, allowance |
| 遣り取り | やりとり | exchange (of words, messages) |
Example sentences
会社から海外に派遣された。
かいしゃからかいがいにはけんされた。
I was posted overseas by my company.
彼の細やかな気遣いに救われた。
かれのこまやかなきづかいにすくわれた。
His careful thoughtfulness was a real help to me.
子どもに毎月の小遣いを渡している。
こどもにまいつきのこづかいをわたしている。
I give my child a monthly allowance.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 気遣い as きつかい and 小遣い as こつかい — both voice to づかい
- Confusing 遣 with 遺 (as in 遺産, 遺書)
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 — sending a person off down the road on an errand.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 派遣はけんdispatch, temporary staffing
- 遣り通すやりとおすto carry through; to see through to the end; to complete
- 遣るやるto do; to give (to an inferior, a plant or an animal); to send; to carry out
- 無駄遣いむだづかいwasting money; squandering; frivolous spending
- 遣いつかいuse; way of using; handling; spending (as a suffix, as in 言葉遣い, 金遣い)
- 気遣いきづかいconsideration, concern
- 気を遣うきをつかうto be considerate, to be attentive to others
- 小遣いこづかいpocket money
- 心遣いこころづかいconsideration, solicitude, kindness
- 仮名遣いかなづかいkana orthography, kana spelling
- 言葉遣いことばづかいspeech, way of speaking, wording
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