Mnemonic
Butler Alfred knows how to use everyone who enters the mansion. When an officer arrives at the front door, Alfred calmly hands him a mop and puts the officer to use scrubbing the marble floors. No one is exempt—Alfred uses anyone who steps inside.
Additional thoughts
Picture Alfred's perfectly composed face as he hands a uniformed officer a mop and bucket. The absurdity of a butler commanding authority figures to do chores locks in the meaning of employing or putting someone to work.Quick recall
Butler Alfred hands the officer a mop and puts him to use.Details
The keyword for 使 is use. This kanji conveys the idea of using, employing, or making someone do something. It carries the sense of putting a person or thing to work for a particular purpose, and by extension it can also refer to a messenger or envoy—someone who is sent to carry out a task on another's behalf. The concept encompasses both the practical act of utilizing something and the delegation of duties to others.
- On'yomi
- し
- Kun'yomi
- つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い