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使いの者 (つかいのもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

使つかいの者もの

Meanings

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noun

messenger; envoy; emissary

A person sent on an errand or as a representative; slightly formal or literary tone.

王おうは隣りん国ごくに使つかいの者ものを送おくった。
The king sent an envoy to the neighboring country.
彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの使つかいの者ものとして会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。
He attended the meeting as the company president's emissary.

Kanji

使use, send on a mission, order
者someone, person

Similar words

使し者しゃ
使者 is a more common and neutral word for messenger or envoy. 使いの者 sounds slightly more literary or old-fashioned.
使つかい
使い alone can mean errand or messenger in casual contexts, but 使いの者 is more explicit and formal.

Etymology

Compound of 使い (messenger, errand) + の (possessive particle) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase has been used since classical Japanese to refer to a person sent on a mission.