Meaning
遣い (つかい, tsukai) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “mission, simple task, doing”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
無駄遣いをするな。
Don't waste your money.
彼は言葉遣いが乱暴だ.
He is very rough‐spoken [rough in his speech].
言葉遣いがぞんざいだ.
He has a rough manner of speaking.
これは税金の無駄遣いだね。
This is a waste of tax money.
旧仮名遣いでの読みは同じ。
Reading in the old Japanese syllabary characters is the same.
子供が小遣いをせがみます。
Children often ask me for money.
私は小遣いが不足している。
I am short of pocket money.
お心遣い重ねて感謝します。
Thank you again for your good thoughts.
無駄遣いを親に叱られたよ。
My parents reproached me for being wasteful.
この仮名遣いは間違っている.
This use of kana is wrong [mistaken].
彼女の言葉遣いは少々荒っぽい
Her way of talking is a little rough.
小遣いの増額を父に掛け合った。
I approached my father about an increase in allowance.