Vocabulary
What does お使い (おつかい, otsukai) mean?
お使い (おつかい, otsukai) means errand; messenger.
Quick facts| Reading | おつかい |
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| Romaji | otsukai |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonotsukai
errand; messenger
- 1noun errand; mission; going on an errand
- 2noun messenger; bearer; errand boy
- 3noun familiar spirit
Example sentences
母にお使いを頼まれてスーパーへ行った。
My mother asked me to run an errand, so I went to the supermarket.
子供の頃、よく近所へお使いに行かされた。
When I was a child, I was often sent on errands around the neighborhood.
