JMdict: 2837842
人使いが荒い 【ひとづかいがあらい】
- [exp,adj-i] working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
人 | Person | ジン, ニン | ひと, -り, -と | 1 |
使 | Use, Send On A Mission, Order, Messenger, Envoy, Ambassador, Cause | シ | つか.う, つか.い, -つか.い, -づか.い | 3 |
荒 | Laid Waste, Rough, Rude, Wild | コウ | あら.い, あら-, あ.れる, あ.らす, -あ.らし, すさ.む |