NichiDict

使い

つかい
遣い
[tsukai]

Meanings

1.Noun

errand; mission; going on an errand

2.Noun

messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl

3.Noun

familiar spirit

4.NounSuffixPrefix

use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; handler; charmer

Examples

母の使いで買い物に出た。

I went out shopping on an errand for my mother.

上司の使いで書類を届けた。

I delivered the documents on an errand for my boss.

子供の頃はよく母の使いで買い物に行った。

When I was a child, I often went shopping as an errand for my mother.