Kanji Detail for 紗 - "gauze, silk, delicate"

紗

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
紗 means "gauze, silk, delicate."
1. Gauze - A thin, light silk fabric.
2. Sheer - Transparent; delicate cloth.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

gauze; gossamer

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

gauze, thin silk; yarn, thread

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

cotton yarn; muslin

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

gauze, muslin, yarn

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

A type of silk that is light and loose. Ancients used it for ceremonial garments. Such as 紗帽 (gauze cap) and such. Now there are many varieties. Only used in summer months. Those not silk but loose and fine for summer. Are also named this. Such as 葛紗 (kudzu gauze), 羽紗 (feather gauze), and such. | Cotton spun into fine threads is called 棉紗. Twisted together it becomes thread. Woven it becomes cloth. Such as 紡紗 (spinning), 紗廠 (cotton mill). All refer to this.
Onyomi

sa(さ)

sha(しゃ)
Kunyomi

usuginu(うすぎぬ)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

糸 (ito・itohen)
Related Keywords
gauze silk thin sheer light delicate fine fabric textile transparent airy gossamer ethereal wispy soft elegant refined diaphanous filmy gentle