使

し

Meanings

1. Noun messenger
2. police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods) See also: 検非違使 (けびいし).
3. klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering) See also: 煩悩 (ぼんのう).

Kanji

• 使 use. Read as シ.

Words containing 使

• 使用 (しよう) use
• 天使 (てんし) angel
• 大使 (たいし) ambassador

And 198 more.

Word lists

• Spoken

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