Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/使者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
使	者
つかい
Grade: 3	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
使者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 使い (tsukai, “envoy, messenger”), applying the 義訓 (gikun, “meaning”) reading to 使者 (shisha, “envoy, herald, messenger”).

Noun

使者(つかい) • (tsukai) ^{←つかひ (tukafi)?}

1. a messenger