沙

7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sand

Kun'yomi
  • すな
    		sand
  • よなげる
On'yomi
  • サ
    		one hundred-millionth
  • シャ
    		one hundred-millionth

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サ 89.9%
シャ 10.1%

Character Breakdown

sand
サ　シャ　すな (11th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
few, little
すこ.し　ショウ　すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

娑 莎 裟 鯊

Common Words

　
ご
ぶ
無
さ
沙
た
汰
not writing or contacting for a while
さ
沙
た
汰
affair ②verdict ③directions ④notice
しゃ
沙
ら
羅
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta) ②Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
おと
音
さ
沙
た
汰
news (from someone)
おもて
表
ざ
沙
た
汰
going public (with a matter) ②recourse to litigation
けい
警
さつ
察
ざ
沙
た
汰
a matter for the police
いろ
色
こい
恋
ざ
沙
た
汰
love affair
ちょう
長
さ
沙
Changsha (China)
て
手
も
持
　
ち
ぶ
無
さ
沙
た
汰
having nothing to do
ぶ
無
さ
沙
た
汰
not writing or contacting for a while
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References

Unicode hex code 6C99
JIS X 0208 1-26-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2504
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3063
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 266
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 311
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 199
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 236
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2296
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 151
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 392
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17212
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2135
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1205
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a4.13
Four corner code 3912.0