使い方・遣い方|つかいかたtsukaikata[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounway of using (something); way to use; how to use; usage; use
   人類じんるいだけが火ひの使い方つかいかたを知しっている。↗

   Only man knows how to use fire.
2. nounway of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment; management

• Synonym使い道つかいみちNeutralFocuses on what something is used for — its purpose or use, as in 「お金の使い道」 — and leans colloquial; 「使い方」 is about how you use it.
• Synonym用法ようほうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for how something is used, as in 「用法・用量」 or 「言葉の用法」; 「使い方」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Related用途ようとNeutralMeans a thing's use or purpose, as in 「用途に応じて」; it centers on function and intended purpose rather than the method of use.
• Related使いどころつかいどころNeutralRefers to the situation or moment when something should be put to use, as in 「使いどころが難しい」; 「使い方」 is the method of use.

For how to use something, say 「使い方」, as in 「スマホの使い方」 or 「お金の使い方」. For what something is used for, use 「使い道」 or 「用途」. In written or formal prose, 「用法」 covers usage, as in 「用法・用量」.

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1. 使用しようする方法ほうほう。使用しよう法ほう。使つかうさいの態様たいようや加減かげん。