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砂

JLPT N2 SL6 9 strokes Frequency: #1146

Meanings

Sand

Radicals

石

Decomposition

⿰石少

Etymology

Ideographic: Many small 少 stones 石; 少 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top

2 diagonal right-to-left

3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-to-top

6 hook right-to-left

7 diagonal right-to-left

8 dot right-to-left

9 diagonal right-to-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

サ sa

シャ sha

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

すな suna

Words Using This Kanji

146 words total

Other (20 words)

砂防ダムさぼうダム

erosion control dam

砂防法さぼうほう

Erosion Control Act

土砂災害警戒区域どしゃさいがいけいかいくいき

sediment-related disaster risk area

砂防指定地さぼうしていち

erosion control-designated area

quartz sand

gold dust

sand sieve

parsnip

sandcastle

frosting

candying

sand (color)

sand and mud

molding sand

aventurine

soaking of clams in salt water to remove grit

sand-lime brick

sand sculpture

hourglass

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