► 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:
- 王様の召使い ⇨ Servants of the king
- 彼は力を使い果たしてしまった ⇨ He has exhausted his energy
- 当たってもいない宝くじの使い道を考えるなんて当に捕らぬ狸の皮算用だね (とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう) ⇨ Thinking about how to use lottery money you haven’t won is exactly the case of “count hides of raccoon dogs you still haven’t caught yet”
- 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
- 彼は召使いを孕ませた ⇨ He knocked up his house maid
- 彼はお坊ちゃんで使い物にならない ⇨ He is a rich boy and useless
- 使いを差し立てる ⇨
- 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
- うちの製品は優れた使い易さで勝負する ⇨ The selling point of our products is superior ease of use
- 使いたかったら一言断ってからにしろ ⇨ If you want to use it, just ask, inform, first
- 彼は相手の女性に腰の使い方が下手と言われた ⇨ He was told by a woman that he was not using his hip right
- 使い捨てのマスク ⇨ A use-and-throw-way, disposable, mask
- 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
- 彼のギターは使い込まれている ⇨ His guitar is very well used (and show signs of wear and tear)
- 彼は武術の使い手だ ⇨ He’s a master of martial arts