使い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
使
つか
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Continuative form of 使う (tsukau, “to use”)

Pronunciation

Noun

使い (hiragana つかい, rōmaji tsukai, historical hiragana つかひ)

  1. using; usage; use; utilization
  2. a user
    • 2000 April 20, “ウィップテイル・ガーゴイル [Whiptail Gargoyle]”, in Magic Ruler －魔法の支配者－, Konami:
      ムチのように長 (なが)いしっぽを使 (つか)い、空 (くう)中 (ちゅう)から襲 (おそ)いかかってくる。
      Muchi no yō ni nagai shippo o tsukai, kūchū kara osoikakattekuru.
      He strikes down from the air with his long whip-like tail.
  3. (folklore, fantasy) a charmer
  4. an envoy; a messenger
    Synonym: 使者 (shisha)
    • 1999 March 6, “地じ獄ごくの裁さい判ばん [Trial of Hell]”, in Starter Boxスターターボックス, Konami:
      敵 (てき)を棺 (かん)桶 (おけ)に閉 (と)じこめ、地 (じ)獄 (ごく)の使 (つか)いがグサリと判 (はん)決 (けつ)を下 (くだ)す。
      Teki o kan'oke ni tojikome, jigoku no tsukai ga gusari to hanketsu o kudasu.
      This messenger of hell stabs down through enemies confined in coffins with its judgement.
    • 2004 November 25, “神しん竜りゅう ラグナロク [Divine Dragon Ragnarok]”, in FLAMING ETERNITY, Konami:
      神 (かみ)の使 (つか)いと言 (い)い伝 (つた)えられている伝 (でん)説 (せつ)の竜 (りゅう)。その怒 (いか)りに触 (ふ)れた時 (とき)、世 (せ)界 (かい)は海 (うみ)に沈 (しず)むと言 (い)われている。
      Kami no tsukai to iitsutaerareteiru densetsu no ryū. Sono ikari ni fureta toki, sekai wa umi ni shizumu to iwareteiru.
      A dragon who, according to legends, is the messenger of the gods. They say once it is provoked, the whole world will sink beneath the sea.

See also

Suffix

使い (hiragana つかい, rōmaji -tsukai, historical hiragana つかひ)

  1. -er; -ist; -ator; -mancer (user; manipulator; tamer)
    • 2000 March 1, “美うつくしき魔ま物もの使つかい [Beautiful Devil-Tamer]”, in BOOSTER 7, Konami:
      珍 (めずら)しい女 (じょ)性 (せい)の魔 (ま)物 (もの)使 (つか)い。ムチを手 (て)にすると、性 (せい)格 (かく)が変 (か)わる。
      Mezurashii josei no mamonotsukai. Muchi o te ni suru to, seikaku ga kawaru.
      A rarely-seen woman who tames devils. They submit to her whipping.
    • 2000 March 1, “地獄の魔物使いモンスター・テイマー [Monster Tamer]”, in BOOSTER 7, Konami:
      モンスターを自 (じ)在 (ざい)に操 (あやつ)り攻 (こう)撃 (げき)してくる、モンスター使 (つか)い。
      Monsutā o jizai ni ayatsuri kōgeki shite kuru, monsutā tsukai.
      A monster tamer who attacks by manipulating monsters as he likes.
    • 2003 September 22, Uraku, Akinobu, “第だい61話わ　愛いとしきものの為ものに [Chapter 61: All for Our Loved Ones]”, in 東京アンダーグラウンド [Tokyo Underground], volume 11 (fiction), Tokyo: Enix, →ISBN, page 59:
      起 (お)きてよ　風 (かぜ)使 (つか)いのにーちゃん！こんなことで寝 (ね)てるとカゼひいちゃうよ
      Okite yo Kazetsukai no nī-chan! Konna koto de neteru to kaze hiichau yo
      Wake up, Wind Master nii-chan! You’ll catch a cold if you keep sleeping like this
    • 2003 September 22, Uraku, Akinobu, “第だい61話わ　愛いとしきものの為ものに [Chapter 61: All for Our Loved Ones]”, in 東京アンダーグラウンド [Tokyo Underground], volume 11 (fiction), Tokyo: Enix, →ISBN, page 59:
      不 (ふ)甲 (が)斐 (い)無 (な)いな風 (かぜ)使 (つか)い
      Fugainaina Kazetsukai
      What kinda weak-ass Wind Master are you?

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