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    3. 使む

    使む

    使しむ​

    auxiliary verb indicating the causative voice

    NTAuxiliary, VerbCore ConceptsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    令む

    しむ

    Auxiliary, Verb

    1.
    auxiliary verb indicating the causative voice
    archaic
    2.
    auxiliary verb indicating the permissive voice
    archaic
    3.
    auxiliary verb strengthening the honorific notion
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagearchaic
    4.
    auxiliary verb strengthening the humble notion
    humble (kenjougo) languagearchaic

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    Characters that make up this word

    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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