使いこなす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
使
つか
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
使い熟す

Etymology

Compound of 使い (tsukai, to use, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 使(つか) (tsukau)) +‎ こなす (-konasu, to do something well, completely)

Pronunciation

Verb

使(つか)いこなす (tsukaikonasuつかひこなす (tukafikonasu)?godan (stem 使(つか)いこなし (tsukaikonashi), past 使(つか)いこなした (tsukaikonashita))

  1. to use something skilfully, to use something to its full potential

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN