This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、つか.う、-つか.い、-づか.い、つか.わす、や.る
Romaji: ken, tsuka.u, -tsuka.i, -zuka.i, tsuka.wasu, ya.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  664
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-10
Korean Reading:  gyeon
Chinese Reading:  qian3
Unicode:  9063
JIS:  382F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3152
Nelson Index: 4732
New Nelson Index: 6100
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q10.2
Four Corner Index: 3530.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1220
Gakken Index: 1180
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39052P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0161
Remembering the kanji Index: 1773
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1816
Kodansha Compact Index: 715
Kanji in Context Index: 1214
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2015
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2717
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1789
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1910
Essential Kanji Index: 895
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3908
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1677
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1677

Words

派遣 (はけん)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
分遣 (ぶんけん)
detachment; detail
遣わす (つかわす)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
仮名遣い (かなづかい)
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
小遣い (こづかい、こずかい)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...
使い (つかい)
errand; mission; going as envoy; messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl; familiar spirit; use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer
気遣う (きづかう)
to worry about; to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
遣唐使 (けんとうし)
envoy (to T'ang China)
先遣 (せんけん)
sending ahead
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