► 動詞
使う [つかう] meaning: spend rank: 1
☆ 力を無駄に使ってしまった ⇨ I used my energy for nothing
☆ 私は娯楽には殆どお金を使わない ⇨ I hardly use, spend, my money for entertainment
使う [つかう] meaning: use rank: 1
☆ コンピューターシミュレーションを使って設計された飛行機 ⇨ An airplane designed using computer simulation (☛ Most generic “use”)
☆ 人を使うのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to use, manage, employ, supervise, people (☛ Note “人を使う” does NOT mean “exploit people” like in English “use people”)
More examples:
- 日本語は引用に鉤括弧「」を使う ⇨ Japanese use 「」for quotations
- 彼は勝つためにはどんなえげつない手でも使う ⇨ He does whatever nasty, dirty, things to win
- 彼は目下の者をこき使う ⇨ He abuses his subordinates
- 収入の娯楽に使う割合 ⇨ The percentage of income spent on recreation
- 最近風呂敷を使う人はあまりいない ⇨ Nowadays there aren’t many people who use furoshiki
- 彼は毎日海鮮市場で食堂で使う魚を買い付ける ⇨ He buys the fish he uses at his restaurant at the seafood market every day
- この製品は初心者でも手軽且つ効果的に使うことが出来る ⇨ This product can be used easily and also effectively even by a beginner
- こうなったら奥の手を使うしか無い ⇨ I have to use my last resort, an ace up my sleeve
- 運転中に携帯を使うのは危ない ⇨ It is dangerous to use your cell phone while driving
- このソフトを使うと世界中誰とでも無料で通話することが出来る ⇨ You can talk with anybody in the world for free when you use this software
- 施設はただで使うことが出来る ⇨ You can use the facility for free
- 彼女は授業で使う教材を持ち出して用意した ⇨ She got the teaching material she uses in her class out of her own pocket
- あいつは小賢しい手を使う奴だ ⇨ He uses little dirty tricks
- あいつは勝つためならどんなセコい手でも使う ⇨ He resorts to all kinds of lame, pathetic, ways in order to win
- 若い人達は容姿に非常に気を使う ⇨ Young people are very attentive about their physical appearances