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Kanji Detail for 砂 - "sand, grit"

砂

  • Meaning

    砂 means "sand, grit." Also associated with granular.

    1. Sand - Fine particles of rock; grit.

    2. Granular - Made of small particles.

  • Words using 砂

    • 砂糖 さとう Listen sugar
    • 土砂 どしゃ Listen sediment; earth and sand
    • 砂浜 すなはま Listen sandy beach
    • 砂利 じゃり Listen gravel; ballast; pebbles
    • 砂防 さぼう Listen erosion control
    • 砂時計 すなどけい Listen hourglass; sandglass
    • サハラ砂漠 サハラさばく Listen Sahara Desert

  • Four-character idioms with 砂

    • 白砂青松 はくしゃせいしょう Listen white sands and green pines; beautiful coastal scenery

  • Tattoo check: 砂

    • Verified meaning: sand, grit
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさご, すな, すなおし, すなざき)
    • Also carries these associations: granular

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 砂

    Given names 砂(いさご)Listen 砂(すな)Listen

    Surnames 砂(すなおし)Listen 砂(すなざき)Listen 砂(すなはま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sand

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sand; pebbles, gravel; gritty

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    sand; gravel; granule; variant of 沙[sha1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fine fragments of stone. Originally written as 沙. See "沙" for reference.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

    sha(シャ) シャ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    suna(すな) すな

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    sand granular grit abrasive beach desert dune erosion fine grain gravel particles sediment silica soil

Sentences including 砂

  • Please pass me the sugar.

  • We have to do without sugar.

  • Pass the sugar , please.

  • Is there any sugar?

  • I need some sugar. do you have any?

  • We have no sugar.

  • We have run out of sugar.

  • She put much sugar in the coffee.

  • We need a little sugar.

  • The rain is teeming down.

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