砂
砂 — Sand
sand
On’yomiサ (sa)
On’yomiシャ (sha)
Kun’yomiすな (suna)
Stroke order (9 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 砂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂 | すな suna | sand; grit; fine gravel |
| 砂漠 | さばく sabaku | desert |
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 土砂 | どしゃ dosha | sediment; earth and sand |
| 砂浜 | すなはま sunahama | sandy beach |
| 砂利 | じゃり jari | gravel; ballast; pebbles |
Study notes
砂 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1146 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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