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差し遣わす (さしつかわす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

差さし遣つかわす

さ

し

つ

か

わ

す

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

send off; dispatch

Formal or literary verb for sending someone on a mission or errand. Often used in historical or official contexts.

王おうは使し者しゃを隣りん国ごくへ差さし遣つかわした。
The king dispatched an envoy to the neighboring country.
上じょう司しは私わたしを会かい議ぎに

差さ

し

遣つか

わし

た

。

My boss sent me off to the meeting.

Written forms

差さし遣つかわすUsage80%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
差さし遣つかわすUsage20%
Variant spelling without the first okurigana し; less common but still encountered.
差さし遣つかわす
Abbreviated okurigana variant; rarely used.
差遣さしつかわす
Abbreviated okurigana variant; rarely used.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
遣dispatch, despatch, send

Similar words

送おくる
送る is the common, everyday word for 'send' (things or people). 差し遣わす is more formal and specifically implies sending a person on a task.
派は遣けんする
派遣する is the modern business term for 'dispatch' or 'assign' (e.g., staff). 差し遣わす sounds more literary or old-fashioned.

Etymology

Compound of 差し (prefix adding direction or emphasis) + 遣わす (to send). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical and formal Japanese.