使う (つかう, tsukau) Japanese meaning: use | Kotomora

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使う · godan verb (-u)

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

General use of tools, methods, or objects. The most common meaning.

用もちいるN3sense 1
用いる is a more formal, written word often used for methods or means, while 使う is the everyday, general word for 'use'.
利り用ようN4sense 1
利用する emphasizes making practical use of something (often to one's advantage), while 使う is neutral and simply means 'to use'.
扱あつかうN3sense 2
扱う focuses on handling or managing something (tools, people, cases), whereas 使う simply means to make use of it.
操あやつるN1sense 2
操る stresses skillful manipulation or control, as of a puppet or vehicle, while 使う is the plain word for using someone or something.

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費ついやすN2sense 3
費やす highlights spending or consuming resources, often implying a large amount or waste, unlike the neutral 使う.
消しょう費ひN3sense 3
消費する is a more technical/formal term for using up resources like energy or materials, while 使う is the everyday equivalent.
使つかいこなすN1
使う is the general, neutral verb for 'to use', while 使いこなす specifically implies using something with skill and full mastery.

貯ためるN3
使う means to spend or use money, the opposite action of 貯める, which means to save it up.
稼かせぐN3
使う means to spend money, the natural opposite of 稼ぐ, which means to earn it.

使つかいN2
errand; going on an errand · messenger; errand runner · familiar spirit · user; handler; tamer; way of using
使つかい方かたN5
way of using; how to use; usage · way of handling; way of treating; management
魔ま法ほう使つかい
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

使つかうUsage97%
Standard kanji for general 'use'.
つかうUsage2%
遣つかうUsage1%
Alternate kanji, often seen in specific compounds or literary contexts, but 使う is overwhelmingly more common.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 使 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'use'.