使い (Tsukai) is a Japanese noun meaning “errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger”.
Meanings
- nounerrand; mission; going on an errand
- nounmessenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl
- nounfamiliar spirit
- noun suffix, noun prefixuse; usage; user; trainer; tamer; handleroft. read づかい when used as a suffix
Examples
使いの途中道草をくうな。
Don't delay on this errand.
僕は父の使いでそこに行った。
I went there on an errand for Father.
ひとことで言えば、彼はおべっか使いだ。
In a word, he is a flatterer.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).