使い
tsukai
errand, mission, going on an errand
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  1. tsukai errand, mission, going on an errand; messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl; familiar spirit; use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
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Kanji Breakdown
使
Use, Send On A Mission, Order, Messenger, Envoy, Ambassador, Cause
On: し Kun: つか.う,つか.い,-つか.い,-づか.い
8 strokes N4
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I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
使い → 使くない → 使かった → 使くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても使いですね。
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