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
Radical: 水
Meaning: water
Reading: みず
Frequency: 1,595
Alternative forms:
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
砂 (すな) sand, grit
砂子 (すなご) gold dust, silver dust, sand, grit
白砂 (はくしゃ) white sand