使つかい果はたす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

use up; exhaust; squander

Emphasizes completely depleting a resource, often money, time, or energy. Can be neutral or negative depending on context.

給きゅう料りょうを使つかい果はたしてしまった。
I used up my entire salary.
彼かれは遺い産さん

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He squandered his inheritance in no time.

Written forms

使つかい果はたす
Standard kanji spelling; high news frequency.
使つかい果はたす
Variant without okurigana た; less common but still seen.
遣つかい果はたす
Uses the less common 遣 kanji for つかう; rarely encountered.
遣つかい果はたす
Rare variant combining 遣 and omitted okurigana.

Kanji

使use, send on a mission, order
果fruit, reward, carry out
遣dispatch, despatch, send

Similar words

使つかい切きる
Also means 'to use up,' but focuses on finishing a set amount or task; 使い果たす stresses complete depletion, often with a sense of waste or exhaustion.
浪ろう費ひする
Means 'to waste' or 'squander'; 使い果たす can imply waste but is broader, covering any complete consumption.

Etymology

Compound of 使う (つかう, 'to use') and 果たす (はたす, 'to accomplish' or 'to exhaust'). The latter adds the nuance of carrying out an action to its end, hence 'to use completely.'