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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1897 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: sand

Kunyomi: すな, よなげる

Onyomi: サ, シャ

Composition: 氵 少

沙

Radical

Radical: 水

Meaning: water

Reading: みず

Frequency: 1,595

Alternative forms:

氵(alt radical position hen)氺

水

Examples

Onyomi Examples

沙 (シャ) one hundred-millionth

砂漠 (サバク) desert

流砂 (リュウサ) quicksand

秋沙 (アイサ) merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)

沙 (シャ) one hundred-millionth

砂丘 (サキュウ) sand dune, sand hill

流砂 (リュウサ) quicksand

泥砂 (デイサ) mud and sand

Kunyomi Examples

砂 (すな) sand, grit

砂子 (すなご) gold dust, silver dust, sand, grit

白砂 (はくしゃ) white sand

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