つか.う
tsukau
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 100 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

遣 is the kanji for "Send". The most common reading is つか.う (tsukau). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.

Meaning

Send

Also : Dispatch · Do · Give · Donate

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Readings

kunつか.う/ tsukaukunつか.い/ tsukaikunづか.い/ zukaikunつか.わす/ tsukawasukunや.る/ yaruonけん/ ken

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Stroke Order

13 strokes

Radicals

Example Sentences

優秀な人材を現場に派遣したい。

ゆうしゅうなじんざいをげんばにはけんしたい。

I want to dispatch talented personnel to the site.

彼が海外に派遣されるに際して、さまざまな準備が必要だ。

かれがかいがいにはけんされるにさいして、さまざまなじゅんびがひつようだ。

Various preparations are needed when he is dispatched overseas.

Vocabulary using 遣

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Last updated Jun 11, 2026

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