JLPT N1 · Noun

お使い (otsukai)

お使い (おつかい, otsukai) is a Japanese noun meaning “errand; mission”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おつかい
Romaji: otsukai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

errand; mission; going on an errand · noun · polite
messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl · noun · polite
familiar spirit · noun · polite, honorific

Example sentences

あの子はよくお使いをする。

The boy often runs errands.

Tatoeba #230965

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in お使い

使

use, send on a mission, orderシ・つか.う・つか.い · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お使い.

使うつかうto use (a tool, method, etc.)大使館たいしかんembassy使用しようuse大使たいしambassador使命しめいmission使用人しようにんemployee使い道つかいみちpurpose

Source: JMdict entry 1001980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.