使(つか)い道(みち)

つかいみち
noun
use
1. use
use; purpose; application; way to use something
この道具(どうぐ)には様々(さまざま)な使(つか)い道(みち)がある。
This tool has various uses.
余(あま)ったお金(かね)の使(つか)い道(みち)を考(かんが)える。
To think about how to use the leftover money.
この材料(ざいりょう)は使(つか)い道(みち)がなくて捨(す)てた。
I threw away this material because I had no use for it.

使(つか)い道(みち) combines the stem of 使(つか)う (to use) with 道(みち) (way, path), meaning "a purpose or application for something."

Contrast with 使(つか)い方(かた):

  • 使(つか)い方(かた): HOW to use something (method/technique)
  • 使(つか)い道(みち): WHAT to use something for (purpose/application)

Common expressions:

  • 使(つか)い道(みち)がある (to have a use)
  • 使(つか)い道(みち)がない (to have no use)
  • 使(つか)い道(みち)を見(み)つける (to find a use)

The ~道(みち) pattern appears in other compounds:

  • 逃(に)げ道(みち) (escape route)
  • 生(い)き道(みち) (way of living)

Related Words

Contrast: 使(つか)い方(かた) (how to use (method))
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Added 2026.1.21 12:55 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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