沙
沙 — Sand
sand
On’yomiサ (sa)
On’yomiシャ (sha)
Kun’yomiすな (suna)
Kun’yomiよなげる (yonageru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 沙
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ご無沙汰 | ごぶさた gobusata | not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence |
| 沙汰 | さた sata | affair; state; incident |
Study notes
沙 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1897 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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