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Vol. 303
| Strokes | 8 |
| On-reading | shi |
| Kun-reading | tsuka(u) |
| Meanings | to use, envoy |
Radical: ninben
Useful Compounds
| Reading | Meaning |
| shiyou | use |
| shisha | messenger |
| shimei | mission |
| taishi | ambassador |
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