► 名詞
使い [つかい] meaning: message rank: 4
☆ 社長の使いで参りました ⇨ I was sent by our CEO. I have his message
使い [つかい] [御使い] meaning: work rank: 4
☆ ちょっと御使い行って来て (おつかい) ⇨ Hey, run some errand for me (☛ Errands, usually children do for their parents)
More examples:
- その言葉の使い方は間違いと知らずに使っていた ⇨ I’ve been using the word without realizing that the usage was wrong
- より使い易くするにはどうしたら良いだろう？ ⇨ What can we do to make it easier to use?
- 王様の召使い ⇨ Servants of the king
- 彼は召使いを孕ませた ⇨ He knocked up his house maid
- 猿は道具の使い方を学習することが出来る ⇨ Monkeys can learn how to use tools
- 彼は全力を使い果たしてしまい、倒れた ⇨ He used up all his energy and collapsed
- 新製品は使いにくいと不評だ ⇨ Many complain the new product is difficult to use
- 日本語は敬語の使い分けが難しい ⇨ It is very difficult to use correct respectful words in Japanese
- この道具は使い勝手が良い ⇨ This tool is very easy to use
- バカとハサミは使いよう ⇨ It is up to you how to use fools and scissors
- 道具は使い終わったら元の場所に戻して下さい ⇨ When you’re done with a tool, put it back where it was before
- 携帯を使いながら運転していたバカが事故を引き起こした ⇨ The moron who was using her phone while driving caused the accident
- これは税金の有意義な使い方ではない ⇨ This is not a meaningful use of tax money
- どんな機械も使い手が悪ければ旨く働かない ⇨ No machine works good when the operator is bad
- それは思ったより使い物になった ⇨ It turned out to be more useful than expected