dispatch

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is けん, and the kun readings are つかう, つかわす. It has 13 strokes and relates to spending money and dispatching a person elsewhere.
• Basic usage: 小遣い is read こづかい, and 派遣 is read はけん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 小遣い / 派遣
  • 小遣い means allowance or spending money and is read こづかい. It refers to an allowance or money available for personal spending.
  • 毎月の小遣いを少しずつ貯めている。 means “I save a little of my allowance each month.”
  • 派遣 means dispatch and is read はけん. It refers to dispatching an engineer or team to another place.
  • 会社は技術者を新しい工場へ派遣した。 means “The company dispatched an engineer to the new factory.”