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人使い

Reading

Kana: ひとづかい
Romaji: hitozukai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

handling one's workmen

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

Example Sentence

(ぼく)のボスは人使(ひとづか)いが(あら)いんだ。
➥My boss is a slave driver.
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