使し節せつ

し

せ

つ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

envoy; delegate; mission

Refers to a person or group sent on a diplomatic or representative mission. Often used in formal contexts.

日本にほん政せい府ふは使し節せつを国こく連れんに派は遣けんした。
The Japanese government dispatched an envoy to the United Nations.

使し

節せつ

団だん

は

来らい

月げつ

、

ワシントン

を

訪ほう

問もん

する

予よ

定てい

だ

。

The delegation is scheduled to visit Washington next month.

Kanji

使use, send on a mission, order
節node, season, period

Similar words

大たい使し
大使 specifically means 'ambassador', a high-ranking diplomatic representative, while 使節 is a broader term for any envoy or delegate.
代だい表ひょう
代表 is a general term for 'representative' in any context, whereas 使節 is limited to diplomatic or official missions.

Etymology

Compound of 使 (shi, 'use; envoy') and 節 (setsu, 'node; section; occasion'), originally referring to a person sent on a mission with a token of authority. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.