VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

使う

つかう

hepburn tsukau

to use

Part of speech · godan-verb

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Examples

このコンピューターを使ってもいいですか。
May I use this computer?
日本語を使って話してください。
Please speak using Japanese.

Collocations

~を使う使い方 (tsukaikata, how to use)使ってもいい (may I use)使い捨て (disposable)使い慣れる (get used to using)

Mnemonic

使う tsukau — godan -u. Broad usage: tools, languages, time, money. Nominalized 使い方 tsukaikata (way of using) is common in manuals and recipes. Onyomi し (shi): 大使 taishi (ambassador), 使用 shiyou (use, formal). Korean equivalent is sseu-da.

Quick check

"May I use it?" — natural permission pattern?