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使役 (しえき) — setting (someone) to work | Kumi Dictionary

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使役

使役

使し役えき

setting (someone) to work

Kanji Vocab Work & Career15 strokes

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しえき

Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

1.

setting (someone) to work, employment, using

Noun

2.

causative

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Kanji that make up this word

つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)

use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)

duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)

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