Word details

こき使う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word こき使う.

Dictionary

Entry

こき使う扱き使うきつかうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #12795
1

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

Examples
彼は私達をこき使っている
He works us too hard.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

使

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

8 strokesFrequency 219JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い

handle, entertain, thresh, strip

6 strokesFrequency 1,057JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソウキュウ

Kun

あつか.いあつか.うあつか.るこ.く

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