Illustration: Outside a Japanese apartment entrance during a sudden shower, a resident opens an old umbrella with a scratched handle and a neatly patched canopy. Rain beads on the fabric and runs off the edge while the resident’s head and shoulders remain dry.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

使つかえる

tsukaeru

to be usable, to be useful

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしの辞書じしょ、すごく使つかえるんだ。

    My dictionary is very useful.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 使つかえるかどうか確認かくにんしたい。

    I want to make sure I can use it.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. ここはカード使つかえますか？

    Can I use a credit card here?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 使

  • 使use; send on a missionOnシKunつかう・つかい

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